[West 14th Street and 8th Avenue: BMT Canarsie Line]
Photographic negative showing northwest corner of 14th street and 8th Avenue. Camera is stationed at station 28+20, 15' north of south curb on 14th Street, looking west showing east and south faces of New York Savings Bank. Also shows construction, storefronts, pedestrians, and apartment buildings.
New York Transit MuseumNew York Savings Bank ARCHITECT: R. H. Robertson DATE: 1896-97
The New York Savings Bank, built in two sections in 1896-97, has a significant place in the architectural and cultural history of New York City. It was designed by the well-known architect R. H. Robertson and is one of his most successful designs because of its scale, choice of materials, and relation to the two major thoroughfares on which it is situated. Its Eighth Avenue portico, the 14th Street elevation of pedimented bay and westernmost three windows, the wall clock, cornice and cresting, the drum and the dome comprise fine ornamental detail. Its materials–granite, marble, bronze and copper–and the workmanship these represent are exceptional.
Historic Districts Council