1883 – Old Metropolitan Opera House, New York
Architect: J. Cleaveland Cady / Carrere & Hastings
The Old Metropolitan Opera House was built in 1883 near Times Square,
The Old Metropolitan Opera House was built in 1883 near Times Square,
Designed by Carrere & Hastings, the house was built in 1897 for Giraud Foster. From a 1912 postcard.
Originally the Royal Bank had a second storey that was removed in a 1950s renovation.
Built as the headquarters for John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company,