Built 1902 Designated NYCL July 12, 1988 Area 3,642 m² Added to NRHP 15 November 2003 | NRHP Reference # 03001153 Opened 1902 Architectural style Beaux-Arts architecture Architect Bruce Price | |
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Location 31 Union Square West, Manhattan, New York City Similar Decker Building, Germania Life Insurance, Century Building, One Grand Central Place, Century Association | ||
The Bank of the Metropolis building is located at 31 Union Square West in Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by Bruce Price, an architect particularly attached to designing skyscrapers in three parts, mirroring the structure of classical columns, and the building reflects this base-shaft-capital concept. The facade of the Renaissance revival building, which was built from 1902-1903, is limestone. It was constructed as the headquarters for the Bank of the Metropolis, which was founded in 1871 and was bought up by the Bank of Manhattan, in 1918. The building was converted for residential use in 1975.
The Bank of the Metropolis building was designated a New York City landmark in 1988, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The former bank offices are now a restaurant, the Blue Water Grill.