Claim: Poughkeepsie Savings Bank expanded its building after purchasing its adjacent lot in 1870 and later on commissioned a completely new building in 1911 from the firm of Mowbray and Uffinger, who designed over 400 banks in the post-World War II era.
Evidence: Known for bank buildings and as vault engineers they designed over 400 banks in the pre-World War II era throughout the country.