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The Castle was the first Smithsonian building, designed by architect James Renwick Jr., whose other works include St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City and the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, also in Washington D.C.
The Smithsonian Institution Building (also known as "The Castle") was completed in 1855 to house an art gallery, a library, a chemical laboratory, lecture halls, museum galleries, and offices. [3] During this time the Smithsonian was a learning institution concerned mainly with enhancing science and less interested in being a museum.
The Castle in April 1865 "The Castle" (built, 1847) on the National Mall: the institution's earliest building remains its headquarters.. In many ways, the origin of the Smithsonian Institution can be traced to a group of Washington citizens who, being "impressed with the importance of forming an association for promoting useful knowledge," met on June 28, 1816, to establish the Columbian ...
Smithmore Castle, also known as Smithmore, Spruce Pine, North Carolina. It is a private mountain estate purchased and renovated by Rob Smith in 2008, and serves as a working hotel with a restaurant. [65] [66] [67] Smithsonian Castle, on the National Mall of Washington D.C., built 1847–55 to house the Smithsonian Institution.
But we have the Smithsonian Castle (technically called the Smithsonian Institution Building), built in 1855 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. Related: ...
The museum complex’s main building, often called the Smithsonian Castle, closed in February 2023 and will be shut for “about five years” to complete repairs and upgrades to the structure ...
The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. [3]
The Enid A. Haupt Garden is a 4.2 acre public garden in the Smithsonian complex, adjacent to the Smithsonian Institution Building (the "Castle") on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] [3] It was designed to be a modern representation of American Victorian gardens as they appeared in the mid to late 19th century.