Syracuse Savings Bank Building, also known as Bank of America building, is a historic building 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 ...
designed by
Joseph Lyman Silsbee.
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. Its passenger elevator, the first in Syracuse, was a curiosity that drew visitors.
History
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.
It is located at 102 N. Salina Street, across Erie Boulevard from the ''
Gridley Building
The Gridley Building, built in 1867 and known previously as the Onondaga County Savings Bank Building, is a prominent historic building on Clinton Square, Syracuse, Clinton Square and Hanover Square, Syracuse, Hanover Square in Syracuse, New Yo ...
''.
See also
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List of Registered Historic Places in Onondaga County, New York
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Syracuse, New York
Historical buildings in Syracuse, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Broome County, New York
Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state)
Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
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