Francis H. Kimball
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Francis Hatch Kimball was an American architect practicing in New York City, best known for his work on skyscrapers in lower Manhattan and terra-cotta ornamentation. He was an associate with the firm
Reading Terminal Headhouse, 1115–41 Market St., Philadelphia, PA (1891–93). Now part of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Empire Building
City Investing Building
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The City Investing Building, also known as the Broadway–Cortlandt Building and the Benenson Building, was an office building and early skyscraper in Manhattan, New York. Serving as the headquarters of
Francis H. Kimball
…111 Broadway (1906), SW corner of Broadway and Cedar Street, Manhattan, New York; a "21-sty brick and stone office building," for $3,000,000.00. City Investing Building,(1906–1908; razed 1968) 56 Cortlandt Street, Manhattan, New York; 26-story skyscraper built near the Singer Tower 37 Wall Street (1906–1907), Manhattan…
1907 depiction
View from the north with the Hudson Terminal (right), the Singer Building (middle back, the tallest structure) and the City Investing Building (middle front, slanted roof on tallest extension)
Depiction of the lobby
View of the City Investing Building (right) and Singer Building (left) from the north. At far left is the St. Paul Building.