Old Flight Cage Demolished at NZP
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PrintThe old flight cage, begun in 1901 and designed by architect Glenn Brown, is scheduled for demolition. The dimensions of the cage, including the outside railing, are 158 feet by 50 feet by 50 feet. New quarters for the birds are high on the list of priorities in the new master plan (Faulkner, Fryer and Vanderpool).
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Tiger Talk, 2/1971
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Spring, 1971