Rochester Savings Bank Papers

File — Box: 1

Identifier: 2025-025

Content Description

This collection contains a series of reconciliation statements for Rochester Savings Bank bonds paid on at other banks between the years of 1841-1848

Dates

Creation: 1841-1848

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Biographical / Historical

The Rochester Savings Bank was officially opened in 1831 at the address of 47 West Main Street. The Bank would eventually move to 47 State Street in 1842. The Rochester Savings Bank was the sixth savings bank in N.Y. and the first built west of Albany. After some hardships, losses, and moving buildings, the Rochester Savings Bank merged with the Community Savings Bank in the early 1980s.

Full Extent

1 Files

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection consists of 1 file.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from the Strong Museum, 2024

Bibliography

Morrell, Alan. “Whatever Happened to ... Rochester Savings Bank?” Democrat and Chronicle, October 18, 2014. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/rocroots/2014/10/17/whatever-happened-rochester-savings-bank/17465235/.

“Rochester Savings Bank.” Monroe County (NY) library system - pathfinders - architecture. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.libraryweb.org/rochimag/architecture/LostRochester/RochSavBank/RochSavBank.htm.

Turri, Susan T. “The Rochester Savings Bank, 1831-1981.” The Rochester Savings Bank 1831-1981. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://mcnygenealogy.com/book/rochester-savings-bank-1981.pdf.