A slice of United States history is on the market in Northampton.
The building at 135 Main Street once housed the Northampton National Bank — the site of the largest bank robbery in US history at the time in 1876 — and it is currently on sale for $2.25 million. You can find the listing here from Maple and Main Realty.
The robbers in the Northampton National Bank heist made off with $1.6 million in cash, bonds, and other securities, according to the New England Historical Society. The same thieves then robbed the Manhattan Savings Institution of $3 million two years later, breaking their own record for the largest bank robbery at the time. In today’s money, the Northampton haul is estimated to be worth more than $26 million.
The mastermind of the crime was named George Leslie, a young architect hailing from New York’s high society who led a double life, but he was never caught by police, the New England Historical Society wrote in an article about the Northampton heist.
The famed building at 135 Main Street was the site of a famed robbery of the former Northampton National Bank. The building is now on sale for $2.25 million. (Google maps)
The building was also owned for a time by Kevin Eastman, a creator of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” In 2019, the building’s owner commissioned an artist to paint a mural depicting the famed 1876 robbery.
A mural painted in 2019 depicts a famed robbery and the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," due to one of the creators formerly owning the building. (Google Maps).
The property was built in 1833 in the Renaissance Revival Style by renowned architect W.F. Pratt, which was considered a modern architectural innovation in its day, the listing says. The building has a cast iron facade and it has a total 3,600-square-foot floor plan with another 1,100-square-foot lot.
The listing includes a 767-square-foot retail storefront with two bank vaults and one multi-level living room. The Vault, a vape and smoke accessories shop, currently occupies the first-floor storefront at 135 Main Street.
The residence on the property takes up the second and third floors, with a lofted office above the third floor and a two-tiered rooftop deck with panoramic views of the city and surrounding valley.
The second floor has a master bedroom with a bath and a second bedroom. The third floor is an open floor plan with a kitchen, living room, dining room, and a half-bath. An elevator services all three floors.
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
The famed building at 135 Main Street in Northampton went on sale for $2.25 million. (Courtesy of Maple And Main Realty, LLC)
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