American Institute of Pharmacy (American Pharmacists Association): This 1932 building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts ideals emphasized in the McMillan Plan of 1901.
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The American Institute of Pharmacy, designed by New York architect John Russell Pope and built in 1932, is one of the row of monumental buildings developed to extend the Mall to the Potomac and frame the Lincoln Memorial. The building serves as the headquarters of nation's first pharmaceutical association, which was established in 1852.
The building is a temple-like structure set on a balustraded terrace with a cascade of steps and extensive landscaping. It features Classical Revival facades in white marble and a monolithic central block with a heroic arched entrance and side wings. The interior includes a rotunda, a museum, and a library. An addition was built in 1959-1962 and designed by architects Eggers & Higgins.
DC Inventory: January 21, 1977National Register: August 18, 1977
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American Institute of Pharmacy, vertical exterior from right, March 1944
Eggers & Higgins, Architect, and Client Eggers & Higgins, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc, photographer. American Institute of Pharmacy, Washington, D.C. Vertical exterior from right. Mar. 8, 1944. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gsc1994020823/PP/. (Accessed February 21, 2017.)
American Institute of Pharmacy, vertical exterior from left, March 1944
Eggers & Higgins, Architect, and Client Eggers & Higgins, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc, photographer. American Institute of Pharmacy, Washington, D.C. Vertical exterior from left. Mar. 8, 1944. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gsc1994020824/PP/. (Accessed February 21, 2017.)
American Institute of Pharmacy Building, view from southwest, August 1976
Credit: Tanya Beauchamp, DC/NCPC Historic Preservation Office
American Institute of Pharmacy Building, front facade from Constitution Avenue, August 1976
Credit: Tanya Beauchamp, DC/NCPC Historic Preservation Office
American Institute of Pharmacy Building, detail, front facade, August 1976
Credit: Tanya Beauchamp, DC/NCPC Historic Preservation Office
American Institute of Pharmacy Building, view to the south from entrance of American Institute of Pharmacy Building showing Constitution Avenue, West Potomac Park, and the Lincoln Memorial, August 1976
Credit: Tanya Beauchamp, DC/NCPC Historic Preservation Office