Mowbray and Uffinger
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Mowbray and Uffinger comprised an architectural partnership in New York City
known for bank buildings in the pre-World War II era. The principals were Louis Montayne Mowbray and Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. (1871-1948). After Mowbray’s death, the firm continued under its previous name until 1927, when it was reorganized as Uffinger, Foster, and Bookwalter.
New York City
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known for bank buildings in the pre-World War II era. The principals were Louis Montayne Mowbray and Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. (1871-1948). After Mowbray’s death, the firm continued under its previous name until 1927, when it was reorganized as Uffinger, Foster, and Bookwalter.
Notable commissions
All are extant unless otherwise specified. In chronological order:- Butler County National Bank (1903), 302 South Main Street, Butler, PennsylvaniaButler, PennsylvaniaThe city of Butler is the county seat of Butler County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, situated north of Pittsburgh. The population was 15,121 at the 2000 census.- History :...
. Now known as Historic Lafayette Apartments, this six-story building was designed in a French Renaissance Revival style, quite different than the firm’s usual neoclassical approach. Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, this is one of two buildings the firm designed for this small community; also see Butler Savings and Trust. - Altoona Trust Company (1903), 1128-1130 12th Avenue, Altoona, PennsylvaniaAltoona, Pennsylvania-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
. Also known as Mid-State Bank and M & T Bank. - People’s Trust Bank (1903), 183 Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York. Later known as CitibankCitibankCitibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
. Rear addition by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon (1929). - First National Bank (1903), 125-129 West Crawford Avenue, Connellsville, PennsylvaniaConnellsville, PennsylvaniaConnellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, 57 miles southeast of Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. In 1890, 5,629 people lived in Connellsville, which was a borough at that time...
. The six-story building, demolished in 1997, had also housed Wright-Metzler Department Store (1903-1925), succeeded by Troutman’s Department Store (1925-1985). - Mowbray Residence (1904), 874 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, New York. This townhouse was designed for the senior partner, Louis Mowbray, in a neo-Georgian style.
- Greenwich Town HallGreenwich Town HallThe Greenwich Senior Center also known as the old Greenwich Town Hall is located in the business district of Greenwich, Connecticut. The old Town Hall building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1987.-History:...
(1905), 299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, ConnecticutGreenwich, ConnecticutGreenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
. Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and now serves as the Greenwich Senior Center. - Somerset Trust Company (1906), East Union Street at South Center Street, Somerset, PennsylvaniaSomerset, Pennsylvania-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,762 people, 3,035 households, and 1,717 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,466.0 people per square mile . There were 3,313 housing units at an average density of 1,208.2 per square mile...
. This Beaux-Arts building is noteworthy for its copper and glass dome. - Dime Savings BankDime Savings Bank of New YorkThe Dime Savings Bank of New York, originally Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn operated from 1859 to the late 20th century. It is not to be confused with Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh, also in Brooklyn...
(1908), 9 DeKalb Avenue and 86 Albee Square, Brooklyn, New York. Addition by Halsey, McCormack, and Helmer (1931). This is often considered to be the firm’s greatest work, and has been designated a New York City Landmark. - First National Bank BuildingFirst National Bank Building (Pensacola, Florida)The First National Bank Building, also known as the Citizens and Peoples National Bank Building, is an historic two-story Classical Revival style building located at 213 South Palafox Street in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. Built in 1906-1908 by Charlie Hunter, it was designed by the New...
(1908), 213 Palafox Street, Pensacola, FloridaPensacola, FloridaPensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
. Now known as the Matt Langley Bell III Building, part of the Escambia County Government Center. - 121 Atlantic Place121 Atlantic Place121 Atlantic Place, formerly the Atlantic National Bank Building, is a historic skyscraper in Jacksonville, Florida. It was built in 1909 as the headquarters for the Atlantic National Bank, and is located at 121 West Forsyth Street...
, formerly the Atlantic National BankAtlantic National BankThe Atlantic National Bank was an American bank based in Jacksonville, Florida. It existed from 1903 until 1985, when it merged into First Union The company constructed two significant buildings in Downtown Jacksonville: 121 Atlantic Place and the Schultz Building The Atlantic National Bank was...
Building (1908–1909), 121 West Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, FloridaJacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
. It was constructed amid a race to build Jacksonville's first skyscraperSkyscraperA skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
; it lost the race but was FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
's tallest building from 1909 to 1912. - Mills Bee Lane House (1910), 26 East Gaston Street, Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
. A two-story red brick Georgian Revival house. - Savannah Bank and Trust (1911), 2-6 East Bryan Street, Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
. This is a 14-story neoclassical office building. - Poughkeepsie Savings BankPoughkeepsie Savings BankThe Poughkeepsie Savings Bank building is located at 21-23 Market Street in that city. It was the third home of that bank, the first in the city, chartered in 1831 by William Davies, on that site. After 20 years on nearby Main Street, the bank bought one of its current lots and built...
(1912), 21-23 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York. Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and now known as TD BanknorthTD BanknorthTD Banknorth, formerly just Banknorth, was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank which conducted banking and insurance activities, primarily serving the northeastern area of the United States, headquartered in Portland, Maine...
. - John Hand BuildingJohn Hand BuildingJohn Hand Building is a mixed-use high rise building in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, with a height of . It was the tallest building in the city until surpassed by the City Federal Condos in 1913. It comprises 20 floors and was completed in 1912. The lower eight floors are for commercial use and the...
(1912), 17 20th Street North, Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham, AlabamaBirmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
. Originally known as First National Bank, this 20-story office building as been renovated for use as residential condominiums and offices. It is listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. - Hibernia Bank (1912), 101 East Bay Street, Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
. - Kunkel BuildingSusquehanna Art MuseumThe Susquehanna Art Museum is a public art museum in United States. It is located in historic downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state's capital.- Museum history :...
(1914), 301 Market Street, Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
. Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and now known as Susquehanna Art Museum. Nine stories. - Chapin National BankChapin National Bank BuildingChapin National Bank Building is a historic bank at 1675-1677 Main Street in Springfield, Massachusetts.It was built in 1917 and added to the National Historic Register in 1983....
(1917), 1675-1677 Main Street, Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield, MassachusettsSpringfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
. Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. - First National Bank (1922), 101 East First Street, Sanford, FloridaSanford, FloridaSanford is a city in, and the county seat of, Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 50,998...
. Six stories. - First National Bank of RochesterFirst National Bank of Rochester-Old Monroe County Savings Bank BuildingFirst National Bank of Rochester-Old Monroe County Savings Bank Building is a historic bank building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1924 for the Monroe County Savings Bank in the Classical Revival style...
(1924), 35 State Street, Rochester, New YorkRochester, New YorkRochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
. Originally known as the Old Monroe County Savings Bank, and now listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. - Hazleton National Bank (1924), 101 West Broad Street, Hazleton, PennsylvaniaHazleton, PennsylvaniaHazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.6% from the 2000 census count .-Greater Hazleton:...
. Nine stories. - Butler Savings and Trust (1925), 106 South Main Street, Butler, PennsylvaniaButler, PennsylvaniaThe city of Butler is the county seat of Butler County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, situated north of Pittsburgh. The population was 15,121 at the 2000 census.- History :...
. Also known as National City Bank and Integra Bank. This eight-story structure is one of two buildings the firm designed for this small community; also see Butler County National Bank (Historic Lafayette Apartments). - Barnett National BankBarnett National Bank BuildingThe Barnett National Bank Building is a skyscraper in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida.The building was erected in 1926, and was Jacksonville's tallest building at the time, surpassing the Heard National Bank Building. It was designed by architecture firm Mowbray & Uffinger for Barnett Bank...
(1926), 112 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, FloridaJacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
. 18 stories.