Capitale New York (New York City, New York)

 restaurant, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, 1895_construction, historic landmark, event management company

The headquarters of the Bowery Savings Bank was built at the corner of Bowery & Canal Street in 1893-1895, designed by Stanford White of the firm of McKim, Mead & White. The exterior features Corinthian columns with sculpted pediments by Frederic MacMonnies and ironwork by Oscar Bach, while the interior gives the impression of a Roman temple, with extensive marble used throughout.

This was the first bank in the United States to employ a neoclassical style after the Colombian Exposition in Chicago. It may go without saying that it would be practically impossible to build a bank in any other style for decades afterward. It was easily the largest, most opulent bank in the city at the time, despite (or as a result of) being built mainly to serve the working class. It may have been the largest in the world by holdings; the institution controlled more funds than all the banks in Holland or Canada.

The exterior of the original building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and the interior in 1994. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is currently "Capitale", restaurant, night club and event space which is popular as a wedding site. In 2012, the connected building at 124 Bowery, designed by York & Sawyer and completed in 1902, was also designated a landmark.

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