{"nrhp_refnum":"80002632","name":"Kings County Savings Bank","other_names":["United Mutual Savings Bank"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"135 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.71037694100005,"lon":-73.96385099899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story Second Empire bank building at 135 Broadway, on the northeast corner of Broadway and Bedford Avenue in the Williamsburgh section of Brooklyn, built in 1868 to designs by King & Wilcox.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of Second Empire architecture, with abundant ornament and varied architectural elements. Its rusticated stone and emphasis on horizontality express solidity and permanence suited to a bank. It also reflects the prosperity of post-Civil War banking. The interior retains its original mahogany tellers' cages and chandeliers.","narrative":"Built in 1868 at the corner of Broadway and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn's Williamsburgh section, this four-story bank was designed by the New York firm of King & Wilcox in the Second Empire style. Its tan Dorchester stone walls are banded with string courses, and the ground floor alternates smooth and vermiculated stone. A pedimented portico with banded columns and a carved tympanum marks the entrance, and a fish-scale slate mansard roof carries large pedimented dormers. Inside, the main banking room keeps its original mahogany tellers' cages, recessed panelled ceiling and frosted-glass chandeliers, converted from gas to electricity. The building cost $100,000 and housed an institution chartered in 1860, later merged into United Mutual Savings Bank. It was recognized as an outstanding Second Empire work whose heavy stonework conveys permanence and dependability, and it reflects the prosperity of banking after the Civil War. It continues to serve as a bank.","period_of_significance":"1868","architect_builder":"King & Wilcox","architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a bank; the original mahogany tellers' cages are intact and used today. Form marks it occupied, unaltered, and in good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.262464-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002632.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002632/ca6f676ff6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002632/ca6f676ff6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Andre Carrotflower","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Williamsburg_Art_%26_Historical_Center_-_fmr_Kings_County_Savings_Bank_-_Williamsburg,_Brooklyn_-_20200906.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre Carrotflower</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:Williamsburg_Art_%26_Historical_Center_-_fmr_Kings_County_Savings_Bank_-_Williamsburg,_Brooklyn_-_20200906.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318423","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_County_Savings_Bank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6412893"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/kings-county-savings-bank-80002632/"}