The Buffalo Savings Bank is a neoclassical, Beaux-Arts style bank branch building located at 1 Fountain Plaza in downtown Buffalo, New York.
| Buffalo Savings Bank | |
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 Buffalo Savings Bank, in Buffalo, NY | |
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| Former names | Goldome |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | 545 Main Street, (1 Fountain Plaza), Buffalo, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°53′19″N 78°52′24″W / 42.888739°N 78.873401°W |
| Construction started | 1899 |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Opening | May 1901 |
| Cost | US$ 300 thousand |
| Owner | M&T Bank |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Green & Wicks |
History
editThe Buffalo Savings Bank building opened in May 1901. The building's signature feature is the gold-leafed dome, which measures 23 feet tall and 56 feet in diameter. It is covered with 13,500 terra-cotta tiles. The tiles originally were overlaid with copper, which took on a greenish hue.[1] The tiles have been gilded three times. The last restoration required 140,000 paper-thin sheets of 23.75-carat gold leaf at a cost $500,000 (more than the initial cost of the building).[2] The building contains a 9-foot (2.7 m) clock above the main columned entrance. In 1983, the original bank building received a larger linked addition on the north side called M & T Center (not to be confused with One M&T Plaza). In 1991, the Buffalo Savings Bank company became insolvent and was dissolved. The building currently serves as a branch of M&T Bank and has been designated a City of Buffalo Landmark.
10 and 12 Fountain Plaza, 40 and 50 Fountain Plaza are across Main Street from the building. The Electric Tower is to the southeast.
In 2010, the bank was used in the filming of Henry's Crime, a movie in which the bank is robbed.[3]
Gallery
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The bank in 1904
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Facade details
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Main banking hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ LaChiusa, Chuck (2002). "Façade, Buffalo Savings Bank / Goldome / M& T Bank Branch". Buffalo as history. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ New Millennium Group of Western New York, Inc. "M&T Center". Walk Buffalo. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ "Henry's Crime - Did You Know?". IMDb. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
External links
editMedia related to Buffalo Savings Bank at Wikimedia Commons