Bowery in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Italian Renaissance Palazzo On Bowery

215 Bowery

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 19, 2016

1. Italian Renaissance Palazzo On Bowery Marker

Inscription. Carved from sandstone quarried in Ohio, this impressive Italian Renaissance façade boasts a sophisticated hierarchy of window ornament in the three upper stories, graduating from pealed pediments, to round pediments to flat lintels with projecting stone blocks, called quoins, defining the building’s corners. Unfortunately, completion of the New Amsterdam Savings Bank in 1872 was followed by the financial Panic of 1873. The bank, headed by a board of German immigrants, failed by 1876 during a wave of bank failures following the panic and ensuing depression. In 1878 the building was taken over by Germania Bank until it moved in 1898 to its newly-built headquarters at 190 Bowery.

-Mitchell Grubler, Chair, Landmarks Committee, Bowery Alliance of Neighbors

Erected 2016 by Bowery Alliance of Neighbors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 40° 43.301′ N, 73° 59.598′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Bowery. It is at the intersection of Bowery and Rivington Street, on the right when traveling north on Bowery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 Bowery, New York NY 10002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Bowery Flop (a few steps from this marker); Longest-Running Catalogue In America (within shouting distance of this marker); 200 Years & Counting (within shouting distance of this marker); “Big Tim” Sullivan’s Clubhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); 140 Years Of Help And Hope (within shouting distance of this marker); Incubator For Art (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Eisenmann’s Photography Studio (within shouting distance of this marker); Yiddish Theatre’s 1st American Home (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

More about this marker. One of more than sixty entries in the “Windows on the Bowery” series.

Also see . . .
1. The New Amsterdam Savings Bank -- No. 215 Bowery. "Daytonian in Manhattan" entry. (Submitted on April 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. The Bowery Historic District - National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places documentation - download (Submitted on April 9, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Italian Renaissance Palazzo On Bowery Marker site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 19, 2016

2. Italian Renaissance Palazzo On Bowery Marker site

215 Bowery, 2016

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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