Kato stone from Minnesota sheathes the four-story, V-shaped Rochester Savings Bank that you face. It was designed by McKim, Mead and White and built in 1927 to house the Rochester Savings Bank, and its banking room interior features murals painted by noted artist Ezra Winter. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, a recognition that marks its significance in the city.
The institution itself reaches back to 1831, when the bank was established as the first savings (as opposed to commercial) bank west of Albany, New York. After many years in private use, the property was acquired in 2011 by Rochester Historic Ventures, which sought occupants to return the building to public life. In October 2012, Rochester Institute of Technology announced a Center for Urban Entrepreneurship to be housed here, planning to spend $3–5 million on renovations. Those lengthy renovations culminated in the Center opening in 2016, envisioned as a multidisciplinary center and multiuse venue for RIT students.
Inside, murals painted by artist Ezra Winter greet visitors in the banking room beneath the Kato stone façade and V-shaped wings that stretch along the street for you.