Category:National Building Museum

English: The National Building Museum — in Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C..

Originally the Pension Bureau headquarters building, built in 1887 in the Renaissance Revival style.
The architecture museum is a non-profit institution created by Congress in 1980.
The museum is located adjacent to the Judiciary Square Metro station.

This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 69000312.

National Building Museum

museum in Washington, D.C.

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Instance of

Made from material

brick (red, 15,500,000)

Location

Judiciary Square, Northwest, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Street address

401 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Architectural style

Art Nouveau

Architect

Montgomery C. Meigs

Owned by

General Services Administration

Headquarters location

Washington, D.C.

Legal form

501(c)(3) organization

Heritage designation

National Historic Landmark (1985–)
National Register of Historic Places listed place (A, C, Pension Building, NRHP building, 1969–)
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites (1964–)

Inception

1980 (museum)
1887 (public building)

official website

Map

38° 53′ 51″ N, 77° 01′ 05″ W

Authority file

ISNI: 0000000122915357

VIAF ID: 139946885

GND ID: 308933-2

Library of Congress authority ID: n83165033

Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 15096441v

IdRef ID: 070716455
NL CR AUT ID: ko2003164302, ko2003164304
NORAF ID: 90957131
BabelNet ID: 03234253n
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007270496905171
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA01261520

Open Library ID: OL4662933A

Union List of Artist Names ID: 500311462
NRHP reference number: 69000312

OpenStreetMap way ID: 48040795
LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID: dc0199

Subcategories

This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.

2

2008 G-20 Washington summit‎ (18 F)
2009 Commander in Chief's Ball‎ (40 F)

B

Bipartisan Dinner Honoring Colin Powell (January 19, 2009)‎ (12 F)

C

Christmas in Washington (television special)‎ (19 F)

G

Gospel Brunch (January 18, 2009)‎ (14 F)

N

National Building Museum - Great Hall‎ (3 C, 131 F)

U

United States Commission of Fine Arts‎ (11 C, 28 F)

Media in category "National Building Museum"

The following 134 files are in this category, out of 134 total.

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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C..JPG 2,638 × 1,488; 486 KB
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Preparing grand interior of Pension office for Taft Inaugural Ball, Washington, D.C. LCCN2014683189.jpg 5,823 × 4,254; 2.57 MB
President Grover Cleveland's inaugural ball, Washington DC 1885.jpg 786 × 481; 174 KB
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The Inauguration Ball, at the Pension Building, on the evening of March 4th - exterior view, and scene in the Grand Ball-Room, upon the arrival of President Harrison LCCN2005683602.jpg 973 × 1,536; 331 KB
The Pension Building, view from Police Memorial, NW, Washington, D.C LCCN2010641745.tif 5,608 × 3,416; 109.65 MB
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U.S. National Law Enforcement Memorial12502v.jpg 1,024 × 814; 344 KB
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US Navy 110922-N-KQ655-020 C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb, left, retired Major League Baseball player Jerry Coleman and actor Beau Bridges are recipient.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 10.29 MB
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A view of the Pension building with tables set up for a reception, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.jpg 760 × 442; 43 KB
Inaugural Ball Room, March 4, 1897, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.jpg 760 × 394; 57 KB

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