Buffalo Savings Bank

The Buffalo Savings Bank is a neoclassical, Beaux–Arts style bank branch building located at 1 Fountain Plaza in downtown Buffalo, New York.

Buffalo Savings Bank
Buffalo Savings Bank, in Buffalo, NY
Former namesGoldome
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Location545 Main Street, (1 Fountain Plaza), Buffalo, NY, United States
Coordinates42.888739°N 78.873401°W / 42.888739; -78.873401
Construction started1899
Completed1901
OpeningMay 1901
CostUS$ 300 thousand
OwnerM&T Bank
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
ArchitectGreen & Wicks

History

The Buffalo Savings Bank building opened in May 1901. The building's signature feature is the gold-leafed dome, which measures 23 feet tall and 56 feet in diameter. It is covered with 13,500 terra-cotta tiles. The tiles originally were overlaid with copper, which took on a greenish hue.[1] The tiles have been gilded three times. The last restoration required 140,000 paper-thin sheets of 23.75-carat gold leaf at a cost $500,000 (more than the initial cost of the building).[2] The building contains a 9-foot (2.7 m) clock above the main columned entrance. In 1982, the original bank building received a larger linked addition on the north side called M & T Center (not to be confused with One M&T Plaza). In 1991, the Buffalo Savings Bank company became insolvent and was dissolved. The building currently serves as a branch of M&T Bank and has been designated a City of Buffalo Landmark.

Key Center North Tower and Key Center South Tower are across Main Street from the building. The Electric Tower is to the southeast.

In 2010, the bank was used in the filming of Henry's Crime, a movie in which the bank is robbed.[3]

  • Buffalo Savings Bank in 1904 photo
  • M&T Center main st side
  • Buffalo Savings Bank in 2016
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See also
  • Green & Wicks

References
  1. LaChiusa, Chuck (2002). "Façade, Buffalo Savings Bank / Goldome / M& T Bank Branch". Buffalo as history. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  2. New Millennium Group of Western New York, Inc. "M&T Center". Walk Buffalo. Archived from the original on July 12, 2004. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  3. "Henry's Crime - Did You Know?". IMDb. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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