Courtyard of Freer Replaced with Grass

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Summary

The first director of the Freer Gallery of Art, John E. Lodge, replaces the brick paving of the museum's courtyard with grass, in an effort to cool the galleries in the days before air conditioning.

Subject

Freer Gallery of Art

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

OPA Press release for May 1993 FGA opening

Contact information

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

Date

1928

Topic

  • Courtyards
  • Architecture
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Grounds
  • Grasses
  • Buildings
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction

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