3. 180 East 72nd Street

180 East 72nd Street location, as the 19th Ward Bank. Image via Library of Congress.

The branch at 180 East 72nd Street was built originally for the 19th Ward Bank by William Ralph Emerson, a cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson, built on the property of a 4-story townhouse. Emerson would do an enlarged version of the Greek temple later for the 19th Ward Bank on East 34th Street. The 72nd Street location was later purchased by the Providence Loan Society and continues to operate today as the second of the society’s two branches.

Interior of 180 East 72nd Street location, as the 19th Ward Bank. Image via Library of Congress.