Natural History Bldg. Wings Approved

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Summary

The President approves the extension of the Natural History Building, through wings on the east and west ends at a cost of $6.5 million, as authorized in the Smoot-Elliot bill.

Subject

  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • Natural History Building
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1930, p. 16

Contact information

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

Date

June 19, 1930

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Buildings
  • Building
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction

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