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Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

description

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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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 industrial history construction library of congress national register of historic places historic landmarks
date_range

Date

1933 - 1970
person

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
place

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.88193, -76.99025
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
copyright

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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

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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 industrial history construction library of congress national register of historic places historic landmarks