900 Jefferson Dr., SW., Washington, District Of Columbia. County/parish: District of Columbia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 11, 1971. NRIS 71000994.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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. The building, designed by architects Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze, opened in 1881, hosting an inaugural ball for President James A. Garfield. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. After being closed since 2004 for repair and renovation, the building reopened in 2021 with a special exhibition, Futures.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117691785