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at each side was carved the date of the bank's incorporation (1827), and the date construction was begun on the building (1892). The porch itself was flanked by two large circular windows, and surmounted by a shallow balcony onto which opened three more rectangular windows. There was also an entrance
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The location chosen by the directors as the most appropriate for their new premises was the northeast corner of
Clinton and Pierrepont Streets in Brooklyn, then occupied by the First Baptist Church. Though initially reluctant to move, the parishioners were eventually persuaded by an offer of $
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The interior of the bank is said to have been equally impressive. The main banking room featured a lofty, 75-foot high ceiling—a recent innovation in bank architecture that traded efficient use of space for visual impact. The ceiling itself featured a large rectangular dome and
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American architects of the day, Freeman was quick to adapt, and the Brooklyn Savings Bank would become one of his first neoclassical designs. In spite of his relative inexperience with the style, the bank has been cited as perhaps Freeman's finest work.
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Brooklyn Savings Bank's headquarters for almost 70 years. In 1961, the bank's management decided to build a new headquarters at the corner of Montague and Fulton Streets in Brooklyn, and in 1963 the old bank building was sold to the
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Brooklyn Savings Bank was established as an institution in 1827. It originally operated from the basement of the Apprentices' Library Building at the corner of Cranberry and Henry Streets in Brooklyn. In 1847, the Bank moved to new premises at the juncture of
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in 1883, city planners decided to build a "grand avenue" leading to the approach of the bridge, and as the resulting plans entailed demolition of part of the
Brooklyn Savings Bank in Liberty Street, the Bank's directors resolved to move to a new location.
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Brooklyn Savings Bank is said to have been "the first and foremost example of neoclassic architecture in Brooklyn Heights". Its demolition has accordingly been lamented as "among the great landmark losses in New York history".
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in 1894. The bank building was considered one of
Freeman's finest works, but in spite of its widely recognized architectural significance, the building was demolished in 1964, shortly before the designation of the neighborhood as
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200,000, and the church was subsequently demolished to make way for the new bank. Noted
Brooklyn architect Frank Freeman was commissioned to design the $ 300,000 building. Construction began in 1892 and was completed in 1894.
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