Improvements to the Basement of the SIB

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Summary

The entire basement of the Smithsonian Institution Building is put in working order. Among the improvements are the whitewashing of the floors, walls, and ceilings; the subdivision of the west basement; and the placement of a stairway in the tower between the basement and the main hall gallery.

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1882. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1884, p. 3-4.

Contact information

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

Date

1882

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Basements
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Buildings
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction

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