Metropolitan Savings Bank Building
Manhattan, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Completed in 1867, the Metropolitan Savings Bank Building stands at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and East 7th Street in Manhattan, a four-story Second Empire structure designed by Carl Pfeiffer. Clad in white marble with a mansard roof capping its upper floor, the 45-by-75-foot edifice was celebrated upon opening as one of the most finely constructed buildings of its era, distinguished by fireproof construction that eschewed combustible materials throughout. Built for $150,000, it originally served the Metropolitan Savings Bank, chartered in 1852, until the bank relocated in 1935. The building has been recognized as a New York City Landmark since 1969 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979.
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- Built
- Type
- bank building
- Heritage
- New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Manhattan, United States
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