Williamsburgh Savings Bank
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank was a financial institution in Brooklyn, New York from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. The bank was incorporated in 1851 under legislation passed by the New York State Assembly.Architecture
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank is remembered today for two imposing headquarters buildings still standing. The domed original, designed by George B. Post and opened to the public in 1875, is located at Broadway and Driggs Ave in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The later Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower opened in 1929 at One Hanson Place near the Long Island Railroad Depot. A series of mergers brought the bank into the HSBC group late in the 20th century. The building at 175 Broadway is listed by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2010 Juan Figueroa bought the building and adjacent property for $4.5 million for conversion to a banquet hall named Weylin.
