{"nrhp_refnum":"75001666","name":"Silver Lake Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"75 Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Montrose","county":"Susquehanna County","state":"PA","lat":41.83171344400006,"lon":-75.87485187599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-03-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story frame building in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, constructed in 1816 as a commercial building. Its central section now forms part of a larger residence.","why_significant":"The nomination identifies the Silver Lake Bank as the first bank established in Susquehanna County and describes its classical false front and pilasters as a fine example of Greek Revival architecture despite later alterations. The building is also tied to the bank's early commercial history.","narrative":"A square two-story frame building of 1816 in Montrose, Pennsylvania, with a classical false front, now forms the central section of a larger house. It was built as a commercial structure for the Silver Lake Bank, which is regarded as the first bank established in Susquehanna County. The bank operated intermittently until 1829, when its recharter bill was lost, and the building was then converted into a private residence. Its facade has four square pilasters, a classical frieze and entablature, and a fan window above the double doors. Victorian windows and raised panels were added after the conversion. Around midcentury a wing was added on the west end, and in 1921 a two-story semicircular portico with Ionic columns was built above the main entrance. The building is significant for its architecture, as a fine example of Greek Revival design despite later alterations, and for its place in the county's early commercial history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Well maintained and used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.967807-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001666.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001666/e8a064215c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001666/e8a064215c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tkeator","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silver_Lake_Bank.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Tkeator</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:Silver_Lake_Bank.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996608","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake_Bank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7516143"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/susquehanna-county/silver-lake-bank-75001666/"}