Architectural Drawing for Proposed U.S. National Museum

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

United States National Museum

Natural History Building

Hornblower & Marshall

Summary

Preliminary exterior elevation drawing by Architects Hornblower and Marshall for the new United States National Museum Building, now the National Museum of Natural History. This conceptual drawing has a higher central dome and more ornate entrance way.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 33, Folder: 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1904

Standard number

19089 or AI-19089

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exterior

Architectural drawings

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Architecture--Design and plans

New Museums

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10736