National Metropolitan Bank Building
National Metropolitan Bank Building | |
 National Metropolitan Bank Building in 2023 | |
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| Location | 613 15th St., NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′52.3″N 77°1′59.8″W / 38.897861°N 77.033278°W |
| Built | 1905-1907 |
| Architect | B. Stanley Simmons |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003059[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1978 |
The National Metropolitan Bank Building is an historic structure located at 655 15th Street, NW in Downtown Washington, D.C.
History
[edit]B. Stanley Simmons of the architectural firm of Gordon, Tracy & Swartout designed the Beaux-Arts style building. It was built from 1905 to 1907.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
In 1986, its façade was incorporated into a new office building,[2] 'Metropolitan Square', designed by Vlastimil Koubek and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Washington DC: National Metropolitan Bank Building". 31 October 2010.
External links
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Media related to National Metropolitan Bank at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1907 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Commercial buildings completed in 1907
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington, D.C.
- Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Washington, D.C.
- Washington, D.C., Registered Historic Place stubs