Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Building

The Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Building is a historic building at 51 Chambers Street between Broadway and Centre Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1909–1912 and was designed by Raymond F. Almirall in the Beaux-Arts style.[2][3] At the time the 17-story structure was the largest bank building in the United States, and was the first skyscraper to use the "H" layout, which provided light and air to more parts of the building.[2][4]

Former Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
NYC Landmark No. 1123, 1438
Location51 Chambers St.,
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°42′50″N 74°0′19″W
Built1909-1912
ArchitectRaymond F. Almirall
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.82003375[1]
NYCL No.1123, 1438
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1982
Designated NYCLJuly 9, 1985

The bank itself had been organized in 1850 by Roman Catholic Archbishop John Hughes and the Irish Emigrant Society, with the purpose of protecting the savings of Irish immigrants newly arrived in the city.[2] The current building is the third built by the bank on the same site.[3]The building is now owned by the City of New York. Immediately to the west is 280 Broadway, one of the nation's first department stores, which is now also owned by the City of New York.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and both the exterior and the first floor interior were designated New York City landmarks in 1985.[3]

  • The main entrance to the building
  • The top of the building's towers, as seen from the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge

See also

Sources
  • Frohne, H. W. "The Brooklyn Plaza and the Projected Brooklyn Central Library"; The Architectural Record 23 (February 1908), pp. 97–110.
  • Frohne, H. W. "Progressive Tendencies in Recent New York Commercial Buildings", American Architect and Buildings News 103 (May 7, 1913), pp. 217–221.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p. 31
  3. Robins, Anthony W. (ed.) "Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Building Designation Report" New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (July 9, 1985)
  4. 92. Former Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, “The Masterpiece Next Door: All 500-plus Manhattan landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places, blogged.” Originally posted Saturday, December 6, 2008, retrieved 13 April 2011.
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