Results for "Renwick Gallery Building (Washington, D.C.)"
- Document
Regents Accept James Renwick's Design for the Castle | Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Gallery
Smithsonian Institution Building
- Date: September 16, 2013
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, was designed by architect James Renwick, Jr. Construction began in 1847 and was finished in 1855. The statue in front of the Castle, which is visible in many of these postcards, is of Joseph Henry, who was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian. The postcards in this gallery provide exterior views of the Castle.
D.C. Commision on the Arts and Humanities Reception
- Date: 1972 June 13, 1972
- Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K
- Collection
Project Files, 1984-2014
- Date: 1984 1984-2014
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 10-138, Renwick Gallery, General Correspondence, 1983-1984, 1992-1994, 1996-1999
- Date: 1983 1983-1999 1983-1984, 1992-1994, 1996-1999
- Creator: Renwick Gallery
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Document
Renwick Ordering Principles Activity
Titian Ramsay Peale's G Street Residence, Washington, D.C. - View From Back Parlor Window
- Date: 1862 Circa 1862
- Creator: Peale, Titian Ramsay 1799-1885
List of Articles Deposited by the Smithsonian Institution in the Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington
- Date: 1874
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
- SI History Bibliography
Ripley's Believe It & Build: Shaping Washington & the Smithsonian
- Date: September 15, 1984
- Creator: Forgey, Benjamin
- Creator: Forgey, Benjamin
- Historic Pictures
Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle
- Date: February 4, 2011
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution’s first building, the Castle, was designed by architect James Renwick. Until 1881, it housed all aspects of Smithsonian operations, including research, administration, lecture and exhibit halls, library, laboratories, collections storage, and living quarters for the Secretary. Today, the Castle houses administrative offices and the Smithsonian
- Webpage
Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
(right) The Munsey Building, built in 1905 and demolished in 1980; (left) the Washington Post Building (also demolished)
- Date: 1919 C. 1920-1924
- Creator: Gruber, Martin A
