The Gere Bank Building is a five-story building located on Water Street in

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...

. It was designed by Charles Colton, and built in 1894. It is distinctive for its facade and use of contrasting materials. The cost of the building was $150,000, including nearly $50,000 for fireproof vaults in a room beneath the sidewalk. an
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in 1972. It is part of the Hanover Square Historic District. In the warm weather months, entertainment is common on the plaza around the fountain. Workers in the surrounding office buildings and retail establishments often lunch there.

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Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Commercial buildings completed in 1894 Buildings and structures in Syracuse, New York National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York {{OnondagaCountyNY-NRHP-stub