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
Joseph Lyman Silsbee (November 25, 1848 – January 31, 1913) was a significant American architect during the 19th and 20th centuries. He was well known for his facility of drawing and gift for designing buildings in a variety of styles. His most ...
.
It was built in 1875 adjacent to the
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing t ...
, 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''.
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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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