Dime Bank Building, also known as the Dime Bank & Trust Company Building, is a historic commercial building located at

Scranton Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the ...

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. It is a five-story brick building in the

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style. The original three-story building was built in 1890-1891, and measured . Soon after, an additional two-stories were added, as well as a wing measuring . In 1908, the building was again expanded with a concrete and slab fireproof wing. The facade features a delicately ornamented bay window, five-story

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, and three-story rectangular projection terminated at the third floor by a large arched masonry opening. ''Note:'' This includes Dime Bank 1 Scranton PA

It was added to the

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in 1978. It is located in the Lackawanna Avenue Commercial Historic District.

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