South Shed of the Smithsonian Institution Building

ID: SIA2011-2401 or 10039

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Architecture

Date: c. 1900

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 410, Box 2, Folder: Historic Photos

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Summary

South Shed (also referred to as the Annex), built in 1898, was used for the preparation of exhibition specimens, and later as the "Bug House." Demolished in the fall of 1975 in preparation for the Victorian Garden which opened in 1976. Part of the Smithsonian Institution Building is visible behind the Shed.

Subject

  • Annex
  • Bug House
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • South Shed
  • South Yard

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 410, Box 2, Folder: Historic Photos

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1900

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Taxidermy
  • Architecture
  • Grounds
  • Sheds

Form/Genre

  • Architecture
  • Photographic print

ID Number

SIA2011-2401 or 10039

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print

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