Gere Bank Building Explained

Gere Bank Building
Location:121 E. Water St., Syracuse, New York
Coordinates:43.0507°N -76.1515°W
Built:1894
Architect:Charles E. Colton, Leamy Brothers Construction Co.
Added:March 16, 1972
Refnum:72000894

The Gere Bank Building is a five-story building located on Water Street in Syracuse, New York. It was designed by Charles Colton, and built in 1894. It is distinctive for its facade and use of contrasting materials. The cost of the building was $150,000, including nearly $50,000 for fireproof vaults in a room beneath the sidewalk.[1] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is part of the Hanover Square Historic District.[2] In the warm weather months, entertainment is common on the plaza around the fountain. Workers in the surrounding office buildings and retail establishments often lunch there.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Waite . Diana S. . National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gere (Robert) Bank Building . October 1971 . 2009-01-02 . and Accompanying 1 photo, from 1964
  2. Web site: Connors. Dennis. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hanover Square Historic District. December 1975. 2009-01-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111210052048/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6313. 2011-12-10.
  3. Web site: Downtown Committee Downtown Syracuse:Hanover Square . 2009-01-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216061110/http://downtownsyracuse.com/static/hanoversquare . 2008-12-16 .