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Bank of America (Citizens and Southern National Bank)

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1907–1908, Mowbray and Uffinger. 22 Bull St.

The Citizens and Southern National (C&S) Bank was formed by the 1906 acquisition of Southern Bank of Georgia by its rival, the Citizens Bank of Savannah, a move spearheaded by Citizens’ president Mills B. Lane Sr. The building represents the bank’s grander stature and aura of stability and tradition through the use of a classical style. It forms a handsome complement to Christ Church (2.4), yet sits low to the ground to facilitate easy access. Luxurious character and refined details outside and in bespeak the style of its New York City architects and include colossal freestanding Ionic columns (complete with entasis) made of white Georgia marble.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler
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What's Nearby

Propes Hall, SCAD (Citizens Bank of Savannah)
Christ Church Episcopal
Commercial Building (Savannah Bank and Trust Company)
Nathanael Greene Monument (Monument to Casimir Pulaski and Nathanael Greene)
Johnson Square

Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "Bank of America (Citizens and Southern National Bank)", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-2.5.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 36-36.

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