Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71
Survey number: HABS DC-141
Building/structure dates: 1847- 1855 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1884 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1964- 1967 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000867
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Tags
galleries and museums
libraries
brick buildings
washington city
smithsonian
institution
smithsonian institution
drive
jefferson drive
ninth
twelfth
twelfth streets
washington dc
district of columbia
g cameron
samperton and nolan chatelain
cluss and schulze
adolph cluss
joseph henry
historic american buildings survey
liz jandoli
phoenix iron company
virginia b price
james renwick
james smithson
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
architecture
exterior
library of congress
national register of historic places
historic landmarks
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Renwick, James
Cluss, Adolph
Cluss & Schulze
Chatelain, Samperton & Nolan
Smithsonian Institution
Cameron, G
Phoenix Iron Company
Smithson, James
Henry, Joseph
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
,
38.88193, -76.99025
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html