Reconstruction of SIB Nears Completion
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PrintAccording to the 1867 Annual Report, the portions of the Smithsonian Building damaged by the fire of January 1865 will be entirely restored "in a few months, with the exception of the large hall in the second story." In the 1872 Annual Report, Secretary Joseph Henry reports that the cost of the reconstruction of the building, exclusive of furniture and not including fitting up of rooms wanted for further extension of the Museum, is $136,000.
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1867