National Metropolitan Bank Building

National Metropolitan Bank Building
Location 613 15th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′52″N 77°2′1″W / 38.89778°N 77.03361°W / 38.89778; -77.03361Coordinates: 38°53′52″N 77°2′1″W / 38.89778°N 77.03361°W / 38.89778; -77.03361
Built 1905-1907
Architect B. Stanley Simmons
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
NRHP Reference # 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

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

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  3. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/5191530025/


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