Roslyn Savings Bank Building
Why it's listed
Built in 1932 at the eastern end of Roslyn's business district, this brick bank at Old Northern Boulevard and East Broadway was designed by Long Island architect Alfred C. Shaknis in the Georgian Revival style. The original building has a gabled single-story banking hall at the front and a two-story flat-roofed office block at the rear. Details include Flemish bond brickwork, limestone trim, gauged brick flat arches, multilight wood sash windows and an elaborate pedimented stone entrance surround. Inside, the original columned banking hall survives. An original brick and iron fence runs along the sidewalk. Additions were made in 1963 and around 1980, along with a drive-in teller building. The bank was founded in 1876, and this building replaced a 1906 structure demolished in 1930. It was listed as the village's most authentic and elaborately detailed Georgian Revival design, among five notable institutional buildings of the 1920s and 1930s.
Significance in brief: The bank is described as one of Roslyn's finest and most sophisticated examples of Georgian Revival design. It is one of five distinguished institutional buildings in the village from the 1920s and 1930s in Georgian Revival and Neoclassical styles. The form calls it the most authentic and elaborately detailed example of the style in the village.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 86002640, listed October 2, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1400 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn |
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| County | Nassau County |
| Listed | October 2, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86002640 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Architect: Alfred C. Shaknis, Glen Head NY; builder unknown |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a bank; condition rated fair, with a 1963 east addition and a c. 1980 south addition. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 40.80097, -73.64723 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 86002640.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7369066
- This listing as JSON
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