Completed in 1895, it is a prominent work of local architect H.M. Francis, and one of its only buildings to continuously house a bank since its construction.

The building, now home to a TD Bank branch, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Its bottom two floors have been refinished with granite facing and limestone trime, with a glass-covered projecting marquee at the main entrance.

The upper levels retain Renaissance Revival styling, including rounded arches above the fourth-floor window bays.

The Safety Fund National Bank (which through mergers and acquisitions became part of BankBoston) was established in 1874, and this was its first permanent home.