Manhattan · NYC landmark
Mount Morris Bank / Corn Exchange Building
81-85 East 125th Street · Manhattan, New York City
A Harlem bank-and-apartment landmark whose surviving lower floors were incorporated into a modern reconstruction.
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NYFE Summary
A bank and safe-deposit company occupied the lower floors, while six apartments known as French flats filled the upper part. The combination served a growing Harlem commercial district after elevated trains connected it with lower Manhattan.
The building seen today includes a major reconstruction. Only two historic floors remained when that work began. Those surviving walls were retained beneath new upper stories that recall the earlier building, rather than reproduce every original detail.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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