Smithsonian Institution Castle and Tower

ID: 799 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Repository
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Smithsonian Institution Castle and Tower

HABS Photo by Jack Boucher, 1975

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…