Syracuse Savings Bank Building

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Syracuse Savings Bank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: 102 N. Salina Street, Syracuse, New York
Coordinates: 43°3′3.35″N 76°9′7.95″W / 43.0509306, -76.1522083Coordinates: 43°3′3.35″N 76°9′7.95″W / 43.0509306, -76.1522083
Built/Founded: 1876
Architect: Joseph Lyman Silsbee; John Moore
Architectural style(s): Gothic
Added to NRHP: February 18, 1971
NRHP Reference#: 71000551

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Governing body: Private

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.[2]

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.[2]

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

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ a b Template:Title=Bank Building Transfer: Historic structure sold for $1.75M; new office space planned

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