Mowbray and Uffinger

For the Bermudian naturalist, see Louis L. Mowbray.

Mowbray and Uffinger comprised an architectural partnership in New York City known for bank buildings in the pre-World War II era. The principals were Louis Montayne Mowbray^[1] and Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. (1871-1948). After Mowbray’s death, the firm continued under its previous name until 1927, when it was reorganized as Uffinger, Foster, and Bookwalter.

Notable commissions

All are extant unless otherwise specified. In chronological order:

Butler County National Bank (1903), 302 South Main Street, Butler, Pennsylvania. Now known as Historic Lafayette Apartments, this six-story building was designed in a French Renaissance Revival style, quite different than the firm’s usual neoclassical approach. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this is one of two buildings the firm designed for this small community; also see Butler Savings and Trust.^[2]
Altoona Trust Company (1903), 1128-1130 12th Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Also known as Mid-State Bank and M & T Bank.^[3]^[4]
People’s Trust Bank (1903), 183 Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York. Later known as Citibank. Rear addition by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon (1929).
First National Bank (1903), 125-129 West Crawford Avenue, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The six-story building, demolished in 1997, had also housed Wright-Metzler Department Store (1903-1925), succeeded by Troutman’s Department Store (1925-1985).^[5]
Mowbray Residence (1904), 874 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, New York. This townhouse was designed for the senior partner, Louis Mowbray, in a neo-Georgian style.
Greenwich Town Hall (1905), 299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now serves as the Greenwich Senior Center.
Somerset Trust Company (1906), East Union Street at South Center Street, Somerset, Pennsylvania. This Beaux-Arts building is noteworthy for its copper and glass dome.^[6]
Dime Savings Bank (1908), 9 DeKalb Avenue and 86 Albee Square, Brooklyn, New York. Addition by Halsey, McCormack, and Helmer (1931). This is often considered to be the firm’s greatest work, and has been designated a New York City Landmark.^[7]^[8]
First National Bank Building (1908), 213 Palafox Street, Pensacola, Florida. Now known as the Matt Langley Bell III Building, part of the Escambia County Government Center.
121 Atlantic Place, formerly the Atlantic National Bank Building (1908–1909), 121 West Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida. It was constructed amid a race to build Jacksonville's first skyscraper; it lost the race but was Florida's tallest building from 1909 to 1912.^[9]^[10]
Mills Bee Lane House (1910), 26 East Gaston Street, Savannah, Georgia. A two-story red brick Georgian Revival house.^[11]
Savannah Bank and Trust (1911), 2-6 East Bryan Street, Savannah, Georgia. This is a 14-story neoclassical office building.^[12]
Poughkeepsie Savings Bank (1912), 21-23 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now known as TD Banknorth.
John Hand Building (1912), 17 20th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama. Originally known as First National Bank, this 20-story office building as been renovated for use as residential condominiums and offices. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hibernia Bank (1912), 101 East Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia.^[13]
Kunkel Building (1914), 301 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now known as Susquehanna Art Museum. Nine stories.
Chapin National Bank (1917), 1675-1677 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
First National Bank (1922), 101 East First Street, Sanford, Florida. Six stories.
First National Bank of Rochester (1924), 35 State Street, Rochester, New York. Originally known as the Old Monroe County Savings Bank, and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hazleton National Bank (1924), 101 West Broad Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Nine stories.
Butler Savings and Trust (1925), 106 South Main Street, Butler, Pennsylvania. Also known as National City Bank and Integra Bank. This eight-story structure is one of two buildings the firm designed for this small community; also see Butler County National Bank (Historic Lafayette Apartments).^[2]
Barnett National Bank (1926), 112 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida. 18 stories.

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References

^ Little is available about Mowbray, although a September 27, 1883, article in The New York Times mentions that he had been admitted to the US Naval Academy. A November 11, 1921, announcement in The New York Times regarding his daughter’s engagement refers to Mowbray as deceased at that time.
^ ^a ^b Donnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. pp. 174. ISBN 978-0813928234.
^ Donnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. pp. 330. ISBN 978-0813928234.
^ "Altoona Turst Company Building". Historic American Building Surveys (HABS) / Built in America. Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/PA2018/. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ "First National Bank Building". Historic American Building Surveys (HABS) / Built in America. Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/PA3505/. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ Donnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. pp. 389. ISBN 978-0813928234.
^ Breiner, David M. (1994-07-19). "Dime Savings Bank" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission, City of New York. http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/Dime-Savings-Bank.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ Morrone, Francis (2001). "Dime Savings Bank". An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, Publisher. pp. 8–11. ISBN 1586850474. http://books.google.ca/books?id=cIOZO8_HNGAC&lpg=PA4-IA2&ots=BQpjzrbCb1&dq=dime%20savings%20mowbray&pg=PA4-IA2#v=onepage&q=dime%20savings%20mowbray&f=false. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ Wood, Wayne (1992). "D-58: Atlantic National Bank Building". Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage (University Press of Florida): 61. ISBN 0813009537. http://www.jaxhistory.com/Jax%20Arch%20Herit/D-58.htm. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
^ Ennis Davis (March 6, 2008). "A Century of Florida's Tallest Skyscrapers". metrojacksonville.com. http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-mar-a-century-of-floridas-tallest-skyscrapers. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
^ Sullivan, Mary Ann (2009). "Savannah, Georgia: 26 East Gaston Street or Mills Bee Lane House". Digital Imaging Project - MAS/BC. http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/georgia/savannah/gaston/gaston.html. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
^ Spector, Tom (1993). The Guide to the Architecture of Georgia. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. pp. 19. ISBN 0872498565. http://books.google.ca/books?id=mKchzL0IY6sC&lpg=PA20&dq=mowbray%20and%20uffinger&pg=PR4#v=onepage&q=mowbray%20and%20uffinger&f=false. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
^ Spector, Tom (1993). The Guide to the Architecture of Georgia. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. pp. 20. ISBN 0872498565. http://books.google.ca/books?id=mKchzL0IY6sC&lpg=PA20&dq=mowbray%20and%20uffinger&pg=PR4#v=onepage&q=mowbray%20and%20uffinger&f=false. Retrieved 2011-02-16.