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WILLIAMSBURGH SAVINGS BANK (formerly Seaman's Bank for Savings)

architect

Benjamin Wistar Morris

location

74 Wall Street at Pearl Street view map

date

1927

style

Historicist Skyscrapers

construction

 

type

Office Building, Bank

 

 

images

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notes

Winding back towards Broadway, I decided not to follow streets, but monsters, and came across this building covered with nautical imagery.

The doorway is lined with larger square carved figures like the fish at left, while if you come around the side of the building (which was in the midst of being cleaned during my visit) you'll see a series of round medallions like this seahorse, mermaids and more.

 

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