{{short description|Historic commercial building in New York, United States}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Gere Bank Building | nrhp_type = | image = Gere Bank Building.jpg | caption = | location = 121 E. Water St., Syracuse, New York | coordinates = {{coord|43|3|2.55|N|76|9|5.43|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = New York#USA | area = | built = 1894 | architect = Charles E. Colton, Leamy Brothers Construction Co. | architecture = | added = March 16, 1972 | refnum = 72000894<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref> }}
The '''Gere Bank Building''' is a five-story building located on Water Street in Syracuse, New York. It was designed by Charles Colton, and built in 1894. It is distinctive for its facade and use of contrasting materials. The cost of the building was $150,000, including nearly $50,000 for fireproof vaults in a room beneath the sidewalk.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320349 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Gere Bank Building|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= Diana S. Waite |date= October 1970 | access-date=November 16, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.<ref name="nris"/> It is part of the Hanover Square Historic District.<ref name=nrhpdoc1>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320361 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Hanover Square Historic District|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= Dennis Connors|date= December 1975| access-date=November 16, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> In the warm weather months, entertainment is common on the plaza around the fountain. Workers in the surrounding office buildings and retail establishments often lunch there.<ref name="Downtown">{{cite web |title=Downtown Syracuse:Hanover Square |url=http://downtownsyracuse.com/static/hanoversquare |accessdate=2009-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216061110/http://downtownsyracuse.com/static/hanoversquare |archivedate=2008-12-16 }}</ref>
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{{National Register of Historic Places in New York}}
Category:Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1894 Category:Buildings and structures in Syracuse, New York Category:National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York
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