The distinctive Beaux-Arts facade of the National Metropolitan Bank building forms a strong architectural unit with the adjacent Riggs (Albee) Building. Its design echoes that of many of the other buildings in the Financial Historic District, creating an architecturally coherent environment along 15th Street NW, between Pennsylvania Avenue and K Street.
The National Metropolitan Bank was designed by B. Stanley Simmons, a prolific DC architect, in collaboration with the New York architectural firm of Gordon, Tracy and Swartwout. The original bank building was constructed between 1905 and 1907, and the facade was incorporated into the Metropolitan Square office building in 1986, following the redevelopment of the block.
DC Inventory: August 11, 1977
National Register: September 13, 1978
Within Financial Historic District
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