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Summary

The Smithsonian 's lecture room is destroyed in the January 24, 1865 fire that struck the Smithsonian Institution Building. Secretary Joseph Henry decides to not to reconstruct it, happy to be free of conflicts over the use of the space by outside groups and the burden of providing lectures for the public.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Smithsonian Institution Building Lecture Hall

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Marc Rothenberg, et al, eds. The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 10, January 1858-December 1865: The Smithsonian Years. Washington, D.C.: Science History Publications, 2004, p. 473, 530.
  • Henry Desk Diary, January 28, 1865, RU 7001, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Contact information

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

Date

January 28, 1865

Topic

  • Losses
  • Lectures and lecturing
  • Fire
  • Fires

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