Charlestown Five Cent Savings Bank
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N 42° 22.513 W 071° 03.822
19T E 330092 N 4693499
An architectually detailed former bank in Charlestown at Thompson Square.
Waymark Code: WM99N
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2006
Views: 31
The plaque reads: "When it was constructed in 1876, this bank was the most important commercial building in Charlestown. It was designed by the firm Moffette and Tolman in the High Victorian Gothic Style. The building also housed Charlestown's Masonic Lodge on its top three floors."
The building still retains much of the detail from that time - engravings on it say "Masonic Hall" and "Savings Bank Building," among other things. It currently houses, among other things, a coffee shop and some professional offices.
Agency Responsible for Placement: The Bostonian Society
County: Suffolk
City/Town Name: Boston
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Year Placed: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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