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Watertown Savings Bank Building

Coordinates: 42°21′58″N 71°11′10″W / 42.366170°N 71.1860905°W / 42.366170; -71.1860905
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Watertown Savings Bank
Main Street frontage in 2019
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General information
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
Address60 Main Street
Town or cityWatertown, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42°21′58″N 71°11′10″W / 42.366170°N 71.1860905°W / 42.366170; -71.1860905
Completed1921 (104 years ago) (1921)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Richard Clipston Sturgis

The Watertown Savings Bank Building in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, was completed in 1921. The building stands on Main Street (U.S. Route 20), with another entrance at 1 Galen Street, overlooking Watertown Square, and replaced another bank building on the site. Richard Clipston Sturgis was the building's architect,[1] to a design in the Renaissance Revival style.[2]

Watertown Savings Bank opened on November 10, 1870,[3] as the first bank in the City of Watertown.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Through the Ages. National Association of Marble Dealers. 1929. p. 17.
  2. ^ "WAT.55." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed June 25, 2021.
  3. ^ The Bankers Encyclopedia. Bankers Encyclopedia Company. 1921. p. 936.