Holt House Purchased by SI

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Summary

Holt House, built c. 1805, is purchased by the Smithsonian from Dr. Henry C. Holt. It will house the Zoo's administrative offices until 1977.

Subject

  • Holt, Henry C
  • Holt House
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Linderman, Kathryn. "New Administration Building Houses Library, Auditorium." Torch no. 77-3 (March 1977): 6.

Contact information

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

Date

1889

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Buildings

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