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Smithsonian Institution Building South Facade

1885

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
Washington, DC, United States

South Facade of the Smithsonian Institution Buildingview South Facade of the Smithsonian Institution Building digital asset number 1
AUTHOR:
Unknown
SUBJECT:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
South Yard
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
TYPE:
Photographic print
Exterior
DATE:
1885
CATEGORY:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
SUMMARY:
Few changes had occurred on the south facade of the Smithsonian Institution Building by 1885 except for the wooden shed to the right of the south door and the alteration of the entrance on the south side of the east wing into a freight loading platform ( removed in 1971). Benches have been placed along paths in the South Yard.
CONTAINED WITHIN:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 25, Folder: 1
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
TOPIC:
Smithsonian Institution Building--South Front
STANDARD NUMBER:
45963 or 2889 or nhb-2889
RESTRICTIONS:
No restrictions
DATA SOURCE:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
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  • Title: Smithsonian Institution Building South Facade
  • Date Created: 1885
Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

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