{"nrhp_refnum":"70000421","name":"Herkimer County Trust Company Building","other_names":["Herkimer County Bank"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Corner of Ann and Albany Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Little Falls","county":"Herkimer County","state":"NY","lat":43.04285007500005,"lon":-74.85865744699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Greek Revival stone bank building at the corner of Ann and Albany Streets in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, erected in 1833 for the Herkimer County Bank, with an addition on the north built in 1874.","why_significant":"It was built for the Herkimer County Bank, described as the oldest bank in the county, and is notable as a rare, small-scale early commercial building in the Greek Revival style. Its high-quality construction is most evident in the hand-carved stone columns of the portico. Late nineteenth-century interior changes, including golden oak trim and Luxfer prism glass, add period character.","narrative":"Built in 1833 at the corner of Ann and Albany Streets in Little Falls, this small one-story stone building was erected for the Herkimer County Bank, described as the oldest bank in the county. The bank, later called the Herkimer County Trust Company, used the building until 1917. Its front facade is cut stone, with a portico of four hand-carved stone Ionic columns beneath a gabled roof and wooden cornice. Reputedly, Robert Stewart did the masonry and David Chase the carpentry; both built other structures in town. The Greek Revival design is valued as a rare early commercial example, and its modest scale makes it unusual for its type. A north addition of 1874 provided quarters for a junior clerk who slept there to guard the bank's funds. Later in the century the interior received golden oak woodwork and prism glass in the upper window sash. The building was nominated while urban renewal plans threatened it.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific dates 1833, 1874)","architect_builder":"Reputedly masonry by Robert Stewart and carpentry by David Chase","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good and altered, on its original site. Supporting letters describe it as owner-occupied and used for storage of floor covering, and as threatened by an urban renewal project.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.998991-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/70000421.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000421/8a3a787792-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000421/8a3a787792-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LittleFallsNY_HerkimerTrustCompanyBuilding.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LittleFallsNY_HerkimerTrustCompanyBuilding.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318144","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herkimer_County_Trust_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5739256"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/herkimer-county/herkimer-county-trust-company-building-70000421/"}