Smithsonian Institution Building, Washington DC

ID: 798 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Repository
This file appears in: Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian Castle)
Smithsonian Institution Building, Washington DC

NPS Photo 1971

This file appears in: Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian Castle)

The Smithsonian Institution Building was designed by prominent New York architect James Renwick, Jr. and erected between 1847 and 1855 on the Mall. It was built to house the Smithsonian Institution, which had been chartered by Act of Congress in…