National Metropolitan Bank Building Explained

National Metropolitan Bank Building
Location:	613 15th St., NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:	38.8979°N -77.0333°W
Built:	1905-1907
Architect:	B. Stanley Simmons
Architecture:	Beaux-Arts
Added:	September 13, 1978
Refnum:	78003059

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,^[1] 'Metropolitan Square', designed by Vlastimil Koubek and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. DC Preservation. 2011-11-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110701155451/http://www.planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/Historic%2BPreservation/Maps%2Band%2BInformation/Landmarks%2Band%2BDistricts/Inventory%2Bof%2BHistoric%2BSites/Alphabetical%2BEdition. 2011-07-01.
2. Web site: Washington DC: National Metropolitan Bank Building. 31 October 2010.