Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Built 1909 by Napoleon LeBrun. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1 Madison Ave., New York, NY |
| County | New York |
| Listed | Jun 2, 1978 |
| Listed for | Commerce |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Metropolitan Tower; Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower |
| Reference number | 78001874 |
| Built | 1909 · more from the 1900s |
| Architect | Napoleon LeBrun |
| Style | Renaissance Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, New York City Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1 Madison Ave., New York, NY |
| Coordinates | 40.7411° N, 73.9875° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in New York | 813 listed places in New York → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Metropolitan Life Insurance Company listed on the National Register?
Jun 2, 1978. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Metropolitan Life Insurance Company built?
1909, designed by Napoleon LeBrun, in the Renaissance Revival architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Metropolitan Life Insurance Company?
1 Madison Ave., New York, New York, New York.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78001874. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.