{"nrhp_refnum":"00001119","name":"Peoples National Bank and Trust Company Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"31 Mamaroneck Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"White Plains","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.03177185700008,"lon":-73.76616542099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A nine-story bank and office building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, at the corner of Martine Avenue in downtown White Plains, Westchester County, New York, built in 1929 in the Neo-Classical Revival style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a distinctive architectural landmark whose limestone base, brick shaft and Roman-temple penthouse survive largely intact. It reflects Westchester County's rapid suburban growth in the 1920s and the quick success of the Peoples National Bank. It is also called a rare survivor in a downtown largely remade by later urban renewal.","narrative":"Rising nine stories above Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains, this 1929 bank and office building was the tallest and grandest structure in the city when it opened. A two-story limestone base with an arcade of arched windows supports a brick shaft trimmed in limestone, and a penthouse shaped like a Roman temple crowns the front. Harold B. Zoller of New York City was the architect, and Frank N. Goble, Inc., a leading Westchester builder, constructed it at an estimated cost of $700,000. The Peoples National Bank opened in 1924 with modest capital and grew rapidly alongside the county's suburban boom. Inside, the double-height banking room retains its round safe door and a mural of the Kensico Dam area, though mid-century changes covered the arched windows. The upper office floors keep their original plans and wall materials. The building was listed for its architecture and as a rare survivor of the city's pre-urban-renewal era.","period_of_significance":"1929","architect_builder":"Harold B. Zoller (architect); Frank N. Goble, Inc. (builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The banking room has been in continuous bank use, most recently by a successor bank; the form lists current function as work in progress. Office floors above remain largely intact.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.670613-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00001119.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001119/9c4bbe14c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001119/9c4bbe14c6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peoples_National_Bank_and_Trust_Company_Building_31_Mamaroneck_Av_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">jim.henderson</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peoples_National_Bank_and_Trust_Company_Building_31_Mamaroneck_Av_jeh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323165","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_National_Bank_and_Trust_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7166069"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/peoples-national-bank-and-trust-company-building-00001119/"}