Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
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Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
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Looking up at the Troy Savings Bank from the street
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| Location | 32 Second Street, Troy, NY |
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| Coordinates | 42°43′49″N 73°41′29″W / 42.73028°N 73.69139°WCoordinates: 42°43′49″N 73°41′29″W / 42.73028°N 73.69139°W |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architect | George B. Post |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 89001066 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1989 |
| Designated NHL | April 11, 1989 |
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, now owned by First Niagara Financial Group, is a bank and performance space in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The music hall, renowned for its acoustics and an Odell concert organ, is operated by a not-for-profit organization.
The Troy Savings Bank was founded in 1823 and moved to its current location in 1870. In appreciation of the community's support, the plans for the new building called for a music hall to be built on the upper floors.
In the early years of the 20th century the Music Hall featured performances from artists such as Lillian Nordica, Henri Vieuxtemps, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Albert Spalding, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Myra Hess and Jose Iturbi. In the 1930s and 1940s, artists including Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin and Artur Rubinstein played there. It was a usual stop for a musician on a tour around America.
Apparently not up to modern building codes, there was long a tradition that prior to each performance the Fire Marshal would come out on stage and announce "There is absolutely no smoking in the Hall. If you have to smoke, you can hit the streets at half time."
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