Williamsburgh Savings Bank

Williamsburgh Savings Bank
19th century HQ
Location 175 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°42′36″N 73°57′44″W / 40.71000°N 73.96222°W / 40.71000; -73.96222Coordinates: 40°42′36″N 73°57′44″W / 40.71000°N 73.96222°W / 40.71000; -73.96222
Built 1875
Architect George B. Post
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 80002642
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 9, 1980[1]
Designated NYCL May 17, 1966

The Williamsburgh Savings Bank was an important institution in Brooklyn, New York, from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. It is best remembered for two imposing headquarters buildings still standing, the domed original [2] at 175 Broadway in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, designed by George B. Post, and the later Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower.[3] Williamsburgh Savings Bank opened the former building in 1875. A series of mergers brought the bank into the HSBC group late in the 20th century.

The building at 175 Broadway is listed by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] In 2010 Juan Figueroa bought the building and adjacent property for $4.5 million for conversion to a banquet hall named Weylin.[4][5][6]

Williamsburgh Savings Bank 2015
The rotunda features an elaborate mural by artist Peter B. Wight

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Williamsburgh Savings Bank New York Architecture
  3. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Luella Boddewyn; Joan R. Olshansky & Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Williamsburgh Savings Bank" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying five photographs
  4. ↑ A Landmark Restored, From Mosaic Marble Floor to Grand Dome The New York Times, 2014 March 12
  5. ↑ Williamsburgh Savings Bank sold The Brooklyn Paper, 2013 Dec 3
  6. ↑ Weylin Weylin Event Space


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