# Gere Bank Building

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{{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](/source/Syracuse%2C_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](/source/Syracuse%2C_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](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1972.<ref name="nris"/>  It is part of the [Hanover Square Historic District](/source/Hanover_Square%2C_Syracuse).<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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