Roof of North Tower Replaced

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Summary

The roof of the lower North Tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building is replaced. The original roof was destroyed in the fire of January 24, 1865.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Building North Towers
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 99, Box 459, Folder SDR - Photographs

Contact information

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

Date

1970

Topic

  • Conservation and restoration
  • Architecture
  • Fire
  • Roofs
  • Buildings--Conservation and restoration
  • Fires

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