Mount Morris Bank
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The Mount Morris Bank building, known as the Corn Exchange Bank after 1913, is an historic bank
building located in Harlem
in New York City
. It was designed by the noted architectural firm of Lamb and Rich
and built in 1883 and expanded in 1897 as a mixed use residential and commercial building. It was originally a five story red brick and stone building with a combination of Queen Anne
and Romanesque
styles. In 2010, the building was lowered to just the first story due to deterioration in the upper floors.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1989.
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
building located in Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
in New York City
New York City
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. It was designed by the noted architectural firm of Lamb and Rich
Lamb and Rich
Hugh Lamb and Charles Alonzo Rich were partners in the New York City architecture firm of Lamb & Rich. There firm was established just after 1880 and operated to 1899.The firm was preceded by the firm of Lamb & Wheeler and succeeded by the firms of Charles A...
and built in 1883 and expanded in 1897 as a mixed use residential and commercial building. It was originally a five story red brick and stone building with a combination of Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
and Romanesque
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
styles. In 2010, the building was lowered to just the first story due to deterioration in the upper floors.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1989.