East Cambridge Savings Bank

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East Cambridge Savings Bank
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Location Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′15.5″N71°04′51.5″W / 42.370972°N 71.080972°W / 42.370972; -71.080972 Coordinates: 42°22′15.5″N71°04′51.5″W / 42.370972°N 71.080972°W / 42.370972; -71.080972
Built1931
ArchitectJames, T. M.; et al.
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001938 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

East Cambridge Savings Bank is a mutual savings bank in Massachusetts. Its branches serve communities north and west of Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1854.

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The bank's Art Deco headquarters building at 292 Cambridge Street in East Cambridge, Massachusetts was built in 1931 to a design by T. M. James. It has a triple-arched front facade, an element repeated on the side with three similarly-scaled round-arch windows. Bands of carving adorn an entablature band at the top of the main wall, and on a stepped back section above. The building's interior includes sculpture by Paul Fjelde and murals painted by Alfred Rasmussen. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for East Cambridge Savings Bank". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-10.