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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03139.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Two letters to William Rochester pertaining to the building of the banking house in Buffalo, NY |
| Title | Nicholas Biddle to William Rochester regarding the architectural features of a new bank in Buffalo |
| Date | 5 August 1830 |
| Author | Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844) |
| Recipient | Rochester, William B. (William Beatty) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says that he and William Strickland agree that stone columns would be preferable to wood for the new branch of the Bank being built in Buffalo. Also advises using fluted columns, and promises to have Strickland send a sketch of the proposed cornice. A private letter, written from the Bank of the United States. |
| Subjects | Banking Building Construction Finance Architecture Bank of the US |
| People | Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844) Rochester, William B. (William Beatty) (1789-1838) Strickland, William (1788-1854) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Nicholas Biddle was President of the Second Bank of the United States from 1823-1839. William Rochester was appointed President of the Buffalo branch of the Bank of the United States in 1828, and served until 1836. He was also a congressman from New York from 1821-1823. William Strickland was the architect of the Second Bank of the United States in Philadelphia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |