Partial Collapse of Roof of A&I Occurs 1981

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Summary

A partial collapse of the inner roof of the Arts and Industries Building (over the Office of Public Affairs, northwest range) allowed the Office of Design and Construction to install a piece of test roofing (1,300 square feet of ternecoated stainless steel) over the site.

Subject

Arts and Industries Building

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," June 1981, p. 7.

Contact information

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

Date

1981

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Roofs
  • Accidents
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction

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