51 Chambers Street ARCHITECT: Raymond F. Almirall DATE: 1908-12 STYLE: Beaux-Arts

The Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank, established in 1850, was an important aid to Irish immigrants settling in New York during the second half of the 19th century. This building, the third for the institution on the same site, was designed by Raymond Almirall, a noted New York architect. Almirall’s Beaux-Arts style design represents an important stage in the early development of the design of skyscrapers. He pioneered the use the “H”-plan to provide good interior lighting.