page_title: Kings County Savings Bank
hierarchical_section_title: Kings County Savings Bank
caption_attribution_description: Looking northeast across Bedford Avenue and Broadway at Williamsburg Art &amp; Historical Center, New York City, formerly the Kings County Savings Bank
context_page_description: Kings County Savings Bank is a New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission-designated building in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn section of New York City. It is an example of French Second Empire-style architecture. Construction of the building began in 1860, to designs of William H. Wilcox of Brooklyn, in partnership with prominent New York architect Gamaliel King, working as King & Wilcox. The structure was continuously occupied by banks until the 1990s. The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center has operated the building since 1996.
  The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
context_section_description: Kings County Savings Bank is a New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission-designated building in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn section of New York City.  It is an example of French Second Empire-style architecture.  Construction of the building began in 1860, to designs of William H. Wilcox of Brooklyn, in partnership with prominent New York architect Gamaliel King, working as King & Wilcox. The structure was continuously occupied by banks until the 1990s.  The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center has operated the building since 1996.
  The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
caption: (2005)
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