Bank of Syracuse
Address |
120 E. Water St. Syracuse, NY 13202 (map) |
Area |
Armory Square |
In 1896, the Bank of Syracuse was the earliest steel frame structure in
the city. Albert Brockway designed the marble Neo-Classical facade to
be imposing in spite of its small size; it is only 26' wide and made of
white Governeur marble. Above the entrances are small pediments in
which two sides of a coin of the ancient city of Syracuse, Sicily,
appear. These coins, the head of the goddess Arethusa encircled by
dolphins, and the victorious Roman quadriga-four horses and a chariot,
were used on the bank's checks and drafts. A huge, barrel vaulted
plaster ceiling remains.
The Downtown Neighborhoods
Armory Square • Downtown East • Hanover Square
