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Williamsburg Savings Bank

Williamsburgh Savings Bank
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19th century HQ
Williamsburgh Savings Bank is located in New York City
Williamsburgh Savings Bank
Williamsburgh Savings Bank is located in New York
Williamsburgh Savings Bank
Williamsburgh Savings Bank is located in the US
Williamsburgh Savings Bank
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
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. A series of bank mergers brought it into the HSBC group late in the 20th century. Williamsburgh Savings Bank opened the building in 1875. It is best remembered for two imposing headquarters buildings still standing, the domed original at 175 Broadway in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, designed by George B. Post, and the later Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower.

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



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