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People's Bank and Trust Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	663 Main Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°51′39.6″N 74°07′34.7″W / 40.861000°N 74.126306°W / 40.861000; -74.126306 (People's Bank and Trust Company Building)
Built	1931 (1931)
Architect	Halsey, McCormack and Helmer
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	100003110
NJRHP No.	5684
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 19, 2018
Designated NJRHP	August 24, 2018

The People's Bank and Trust Company Building is an Art Deco skyscraper built in 1931 and located at 663 Main Avenue in the city of Passaic in Passaic County, New Jersey. The 154-foot (47 m) tall building is the highest in the city. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 2018, for its significance in architecture. Vacant since 1994, it is now owned by the Passaic Urban Enterprise Zone.

History and description

In 1930, People's Bank and Trust Company acquired three other banking institutions, the Hobart Trust Company, the City Trust Company and the Merchants Bank of Passaic, and needed a new, larger building. The building was designed with Art Deco style by the architectural firm of Halsey, McCormack and Helmer based in New York City. They had previously designed the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower. The building was constructed by John W. Ferguson Company of Paterson. The first floor features storefronts, followed by an ashlar limestone section with large windows, and finally a yellow buff brick office tower. Originally 11-stories, a third floor mezzanine was added in 2016.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#100003110)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Weekly List 20181123". National Park Service. November 23, 2018.
3. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 15, 2022. p. 5.
4. ^ Hamilton, Cindy (April 2018). National Register of Historic Places Registration: People's Bank and Trust Company Building (Draft) (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Passaic County, New Jersey
Landmarks	Pietro and Maria Botto House Great Falls of the Passaic River Historic District Hinchliffe Stadium Ringwood Manor
Districts	Botany Worsted Mills Historic District Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District Eastside Park Historic District Long Pond Ironworks Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District
Places of worship	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
Houses	Ailsa Farms Aycrigg Mansion Belle Vista Frederick William Cooke Residence Dey Mansion John W. Ferguson House Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House John W. Rea House Schuyler–Colfax House Reynier Speer House Daniel Thompson and John Ryle Houses Van Riper–Hopper House Van Houten House John and Anna Vreeland House
Buildings	Danforth Memorial Library Kossuth Street School Morris Canal Passaic Elks Club Paterson City Hall People's Bank and Trust Company Building Public School Number Two Reinhardt Mills Skylands U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
Sites	Goffle Brook Park
Structures	Arch Street Bridge over the Passaic River Clinton Furnace Straight Street Bridge over the Passaic River
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

• Buildings and structures in Passaic, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places in Passaic County, New Jersey
• Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
• Skyscraper office buildings in New Jersey
• Commercial buildings completed in 1931
• 1931 establishments in New Jersey
• Art Deco architecture in New Jersey
• New Jersey Register of Historic Places