Dollar Savings Bank
Landmarks Preservation Commission July 19, 1994, Designation List 259 LP-1890 DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK (now Emigrant Savings Bank), first floor interior, consisting of the two Grand Concourse entrance vestibules, the main banking hall, and the southwest corner stairway leading to the basement; and the basement level interior consisting of the vault lobby; and the fixtures and interior components of these spaces, including, but not limited to, wall surfaces and attached decorative elements including murals, ceiling surfaces, doors, chandeliers and lighting fixtures, decorative bronzework including gates and grilles, and railings; 2516-2530 Grand Concourse, The Bronx. Built 1932-33; 1937-38; architects Halsey, McCormack, & Helmer. Landmark Site: Borough of The Bronx Tax Map Block 3154, Lot 1001. On June 2, 1992, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation as an Interior Landmark of the Dollar Savings Banlc, first floor interior, consisting of the two Grand Concourse entrance vestibules, the main banking hall , and the southwest corner stairway leading to the basement; and the basement level interior consisting of the vault lobby; and the fixtures and interior components of these spaces, including, but not limited to, wall surfaces and attached decorative elements including murals , ceiling surfaces, doors , chandeliers and lighting fixtures , decorative bronzework including gates and grilles, and railings, and the proposed designation of the related Landmark Site (Item No. 6). The hearing had been duly advertised in accordance with the provisions of law . Four witnesses spoke in favor of designation. There were no speakers in opposition to designation. A representative of bank's current owner, the Emigrant Savings Bank, expressed the bank's approval of designation.
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