Mechanics and Traders Bank Building, 144 Franklin Street |
Original Main Entrance |
Mechanics and Traders Bank Building Corner of Franklin Street and Greenpoint Avenue |
Mechanics &Traders Bank 2nd Floor Apartment Plan |
Oval Window Framed with Terra Cotta Spandrels |
Arched Window and Pilasters |
Pictured here is one of the Romanesque arched windows showing the painted green mullions which visually stand out due to complimentary color scheme of red and green. Also shown are the Renaissance pilasters which are based on the Corinthian Order.
References:
1. White, Norval, Willensky, Elliot, and Leadon, Fran AIA Guide to New York. Oxford University Press, 2010.
2. "Mechanics & Traders Bank." Noveltytheater.net (10 November 2011) Online.
3. "Still Going Up" Brooklyn Eagle 18 May 1889.
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