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Summary

After two months of debate, President James K. Polk and other officials agree to give the Smithsonian Institution a site on the south side of the National Mall between 9th and 12th streets for construction of the Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle.

Subject

  • Polk, James K (James Knox) 1795-1849
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • United States President (1845-1849 : Polk)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution, Report of the Board of Regents to Congress, March 3rd 1847. Accession 09-007, Box 6, Folder "Smithsonian Institution Building Competition 1846."

Contact information

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

Date

January 20, 1847

Topic

SI Buildings

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

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