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38°53′52.3″N 77°1′59.8″W / 38.897861°N 77.033278°W / 38.897861; -77.033278
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National Metropolitan Bank Building
National Metropolitan Bank Building in 2023
National Metropolitan Bank Building is located in Washington, D.C.
National Metropolitan Bank Building
Location613 15th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′52.3″N 77°1′59.8″W / 38.897861°N 77.033278°W / 38.897861; -77.033278
Built1905-1907
Architect B. Stanley Simmons
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference  No. 78003059 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  3. ^ "Washington DC: National Metropolitan Bank Building". 31 October 2010.

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