Syracuse Savings Bank Building

Infobox_nrhp | name =Syracuse Savings Bank
nrhp_type = nrhp


caption =
location= 102 N. Salina Street, Syracuse, New York
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 3
lat_seconds = 3.35
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76
long_minutes = 9
long_seconds = 7.95
long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
area =
built =1876
architect= Joseph Lyman Silsbee; John Moore
architecture= Gothic
added = February 18, 1971
governing_body = Private
refnum=71000551cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Syracuse Savings Bank Building, also known as Bank of America building, is a historic building in Syracuse, New York designed by Joseph Lyman Silsbee, then aged 26.

It was built in 1875 adjacent to the Erie Canal, and, at 170 feet tall, was the tallest building in Syracuse. It opened in 1876 as Syracuse Savings Bank. It's passenger elevator, the first in Syracuse, was a curiosity that drew visitors.

The building's current principal tenant, in the first four floors, is Bank of America. It was bought in 2007 by a limited liability corporation having four local principals for $1.75 million.title=Bank Building Transfer: Historic structure sold for $1.75M; new office space planned |date=2007-12-06|author=Tim Knauss |work=|publisher=The Post Standard]

It is located at 102 N. Salina Street, across Erie Boulevard from the Onondaga County Savings Bank Building.

References

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in Onondaga County, New York

External links

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny0614 Syracuse Savings Bank: 6 photos] , at Historic American Building Survey