Whitney National Bank Building (Poydras Branch) - New Orleans, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This ostentatious branch of Whitney National Bank was designed by Diboll, Owen & Goldstein in 1909. It is 7 stories, with a basilica-style, blindingly white banking hall featuring rows of Roman Doric columns. The elaborate, domed vestibule has heavy arches, molding and a double frieze. Part of the reason for the extravagance is that this building wasn’t built as a branch – it was the headquarters of the Metropolitan Bank, which was purchased by Whitney in 1918.

Street address: Poydras and Camp Streets New Orleans, LA USA County / Borough / Parish: Orleans Parish Year listed: 1985 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Bank Current function: Bank and Hotel Privately owned?: yes Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 3:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/22/2010 BrewSleuth visited it