{"nrhp_refnum":"82001135","name":"Farmer's and Manufacturer's Bank","other_names":["Empire National Bank"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"43 Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poughkeepsie","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.70298526800008,"lon":-73.92908764599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Greek Revival bank building at 43 Market Street, at the corner of Market and Cannon Streets in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. Construction began in 1834 for the Farmers and Manufacturers Bank, later the Empire National Bank.","why_significant":"The building is notable as a brick interpretation of the Greek Revival style and is one of a handful of Greek Revival structures left in the city. It is one of only two surviving non-residential examples. It is also tied to Matthew Vassar, who served on the first board of directors and was the bank's second president.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of Market and Cannon Streets in Poughkeepsie, this two-and-a-half-story brick bank was built in 1834 for the Farmers and Manufacturers Bank, which opened to the public in 1835. It rests on a raised stone basement and has three bays on its facade. A square cupola with corner pilasters sits above a balustrade and a deeply projecting cornice. The wide frieze carries small eyebrow windows with anthemion and vine grillework, along with laurel wreaths. Matthew Vassar was elected to the first board of directors and became the bank's second president. The building has changed over time: its Greek Revival porch was removed in 1892, the doorway was lowered to ground level, and the first-floor interior was modernized, though the upper floors keep period woodwork and mantels. It remains one of a few Greek Revival buildings in the city and one of two non-residential examples. It was long a prominent landmark in views of Market Street.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still used as a bank. The doorway was altered and the Greek Revival porch removed in 1892, the first-story windows were elongated, and the interior was modernized around 1953.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.466242-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001135.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001135/5b3639c6ff-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001135/5b3639c6ff-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farmers%27_and_Manufacturers%27_Bank_building,_Poughkeepsie,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Farmers%27_and_Manufacturers%27_Bank_building,_Poughkeepsie,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312510","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer%27s_and_Manufacturer%27s_Bank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5435696"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/farmers-and-manufacturers-bank-82001135/"}