January
May 31 Court of Claims Building Transferred to SI
Year:
1966
Month:
may
Day:
31
Date:
Tue, 1966-05-31
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The Court of Claims Building is turned over to the Smithsonian Institution for renovation into the Renwick Gallery of Art (P.L. 89-435). The building served as the first Corcoran Gallery of Art and was designed by architect James Renwick, Jr., who also designed the Smithsonian Institution Building.