Smithsonian Institution, Arts & Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Drive Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Contains displays from Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876.
Significance: One of the best remaining examples of nineteenth century "exposition" architecture in the United States, the Arts and Industries Building was built to house international exhibits donated to the United States after the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876.
Survey number: HABS DC-298
Building/structure dates: 1879-1881 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1896-1902 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after. 1960- before. 1970 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000994
Tags
Date
1933 - 1960
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Smithsonian Institution
Meigs, Montgomery
Cluss & Schulze
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.88881, -77.02458
Source
Library of Congress
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