COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Building
LP Number:
LP-01438
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
7/9/1985
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
11/1/1979
Address:
51 Chambers Street
BIN:
1079216
BBL:
1001530018
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
153
Lot:
18
Architect or Builder:
Raymond F. Almirall
Date of Construction:
1909
Owner or Developer:
The Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Style Primary:
Beaux-Arts
Material Primary:
Rusticated Stone
Material Secondary:
Stone
Material Tertiary:
Granite
Material Quaternary:
Copper
Material Other:
Brick
Use Original:
Commercial, bank
Building Type:
Bank
Notes:
The pioneering "H"-plan of No. 51 represents an important phase in the development of the early skyscraper, resolving problems of interior lighting with simplicity and with dignity.
File Name:
LP1438_1979-11_010.jpg
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Building
