Back Smithsonian Institution Building German Castillo de la Institución Smithsonian Spanish Bâtiment de la Smithsonian Institution French בניין הסמית'סוניאן HE Smithsonian Institution Building Italian スミソニアン協会本部 Japanese Gebouw van het Smithsonian Institution Dutch سمتھسونین انسٹیٹیوشن بلڈنگ PNB Здание Смитсоновского института Russian Будівля Смітсонівського інституту Ukrainian
Smithsonian Institution Building | |
 Main façade of the Smithsonian Building | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′19.49″N 77°1′33.59″W / 38.8887472°N 77.0259972°W |
| Built | 1849–1855 |
| Architect | James Renwick Jr. |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000867 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | January 12, 1965[1] |
The Smithsonian Institution Building, more commonly known as the Smithsonian Castle or simply The Castle, is a building on the National Mall housing the Smithsonian Institution's administrative offices and information center. Built as the first Smithsonian museum building, it is constructed of Seneca red sandstone in the Norman Revival style (a recalling of a 12th-century combination of late Romanesque and early Gothic motifs; built in the Gothic and Romanesque revival styles). It was completed in 1855 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[1]
- ^ a b "Smithsonian Institution Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.