{"nrhp_refnum":"76001594","name":"Dollar Savings Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4th Ave. and Smithfield St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.43877432700003,"lon":-80.00005682499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-07-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brownstone bank building in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, with a set-back facade and a Beaux-Arts style interior. The central section was built in 1868-1871 and the wings were added in 1906.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the building as an early example of Beaux-Arts Classicism and one of the county's finest examples of that tradition in the 19th century. It is also cited as Pittsburgh's best example of a commercial building of that style. The bank was founded in 1855 as Pittsburgh's first mutual savings institution, operated solely for its depositors, and its two lions flanking the entrance are described as rare examples of Victorian sentimental sculpture in Pittsburgh.","narrative":"Built in brownstone between 1868 and 1871 on a site set back from the Pittsburgh sidewalk, the Dollar Savings Bank is a one-story building with a central section designed by Isaac H. Hobbs and Sons of Philadelphia, with wings added in 1906. Its facade has colossal coupled Roman composite columns, a richly ornamented entablature, and a projecting cornice, with a different classical border ornament on every moulding. Two large lions flank the main portal. The bank was founded in 1855 as Pittsburgh's first mutual savings institution, operated solely for the benefit of its depositors. The interior, remodeled in 1906, is one large space about 70 by 40 feet with white marble walls, Corinthian pilasters, and a central plaster garland nearly 30 feet across. Bronze light fixtures and bronze-and-glass office partitions survive from that period. The building is regarded as one of the county's finest Beaux-Arts commercial buildings of the nineteenth century.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Isaac H. Hobbs and Sons of Philadelphia (designer)","architectural_style":"Beaux-Arts Classicism","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and well maintained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.770236-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001594.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001594/4023d9634c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001594/4023d9634c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Dollar Bank","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DollarBank4thAve.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dollar Bank</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:DollarBank4thAve.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"13000248","name":"Firstside Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/firstside-historic-district-boundary-increase-13000248/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997698","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Avenue_Building_(Pittsburgh)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119982918"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/dollar-savings-bank-76001594/"}