Smithsonian Institution Castle and Tower

ID: 799 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Repository

This file appears in: Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian Castle): Built between 1847 and 1855, this building represents the early history of the Smithsonian Institution.

HABS Photo by Jack Boucher, 1975

This file appears in: Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian Castle): Built between 1847 and 1855, this building represents the early history of the Smithsonian Institution.

Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian Castle): Built between 1847 and 1855, this building represents the early history of the Smithsonian Institution.

By The DC Historic Sites team

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,…