Jamaica Savings Bank
Jamaica Savings Bank | |
The old Jamaica Savings Bank Building as seen from the northeast corner of Jamaica Avenue and 161st Street. | |
| Location | 161-02 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′13″N 73°47′55″W / 40.70358°N 73.79851°W |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | William C. Hough; Edgar Deuell Jr. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001774 |
| NYCL No. | 2109 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1983 |
| Designated NYCL | February 12, 2008 |
The Jamaica Savings Bank was a bank incorporated in 1866 in the Jamaica section of the borough of Queens in New York City. It had four branches across Queens before it was acquired by North Fork Bank in 1999, which itself was acquired by Capital One Bank in 2008.
The bank's original building was built between 1897 and 1898 in the Beaux-Arts style. It is a slender, four-story brick building with a limestone facade. It features a deeply rusticated ground floor with windows protected by elegant metal grilles. The facade is framed by double-story pilasters and covered with elaborate carved brackets, swags and other elements.