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Meigs, Montgomery C.
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Arts and Industries Building
Cluss & Schulze
Architecture -- Design and plans
Photographic print
Architecture
Cross Section of Proposed Addition to SIB
Catalog:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Title:
Cross Section of Proposed Addition to SIB
Date:
1877
Author/Creator:
Meigs, Montgomery C. 1816-1892
Contained In:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 24
Summary:
Rendering by General Montgomery Meigs of a longitudinal section (south to north) of a proposed addition to Smithsonian Institution Building adjoining the old south tower. This addition would contain the new National Museum Building that would be attached to the Smithsonian Institution Building on the south side. This addition was never built; a separate building, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, was built to the east of the Castle and opened in 1881.
Citation:
Joseph Henry to Asa Gray, February 15, 1877, Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 10, The Smithsonian Years: January 1858-December 1865. Smithsonian Institution in association with Science History Publications/USA, 2004, pp.613-615.
Adolf Cluss, Architect, From Germany to America, by Alan Lessoff and Christof Mauch, Washington, D.C.: Historical Society of Washington, D.C.; Heilbronn: Stadtarchiv Heilbronn; New York : In association with Berghahn Books, c2005, pp. 131-132.
Notes:
See negative 75-12395 for another view from north to south.
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Restrictions: No restrictions
Physical_Description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photo Negative
Negative Number:
75-12396
Ordering Information:
For permission to reproduce or publish, contact osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. To order reproductions, call 202-633-1933 or contact photos@si.edu.
Digital Reference:
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77-3202.tif, 300 dpi
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Arts and Industries Building
Cluss & Schulze
Architecture -- Design and plans
Form/Genre:
Photographic print
Architecture
Contact Information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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