122 Bank Street (New York City, New York)

 office building, 1860s construction, Italianate style (architecture)

4-story Italianate office building completed in 1868 as a 3-story townhouse with basement. Although the stoop has been removed to provide a basement entrance, the original round-arched entranceway with molded keystone on the first floor remains. The basement level shows heavy rustication and segmental-arched windows. The original stone panels beneath the two long parlor windows have been retained. Plain lintels surmount the parlor windows, while the original lintels with diminutive cornices are seen over the windows of the 2nd and 3rd floors. The projecting sills with moldings on the upper two floors are supported by scrolled brackets. The building is crowned by an elaborate cornice with vertically placed console brackets and paneled fascia board. A green metal fire escape runs down the facade. It was converted to offices in the 1970s.