Manhattan · NYC landmark
Former New York Savings Bank
81 Eighth Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
A corner savings-bank building with a domed roof and large columned fronts designed to make a small institution conspicuous.
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NYFE Summary
The savings bank began on this corner in a rented basement. As its business grew, it bought the property and moved upstairs. It eventually replaced the older building with a headquarters that gave the institution a much larger street presence.
Columns and triangular pediments frame both street fronts, with a low dome rising behind them. The treatment of the corner made the bank visible from two busy streets. Its former banking role can still be understood from the exterior.
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