Smithsonian Institution Building

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National Historic Landmark headquarters building historic building landmark visitor center

The Smithsonian Institution Building, often called "The Castle," is a distinctive red sandstone landmark on the National Mall that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Landmark → headquarters building → historic building → landmark → visitor center →
architect	James Renwick Jr. →
architecturalStyle	Norman Revival → Romanesque Revival →
category	Buildings and structures on the National Mall → Smithsonian Institution buildings →
commonName	The Castle →
completionDate	1855 →
constructionStartDate	1847 →
coordinates	38.8880°N 77.0260°W →
country	United States →
floorCount	3 →
function	Smithsonian visitor center → administrative offices →
governingBody	Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents →
hasExhibition	Smithsonian overview exhibits →
hasFacility	gift shop → information desk → orientation theater →
hasGarden	Enid A. Haupt Garden (adjacent) →
hasTower	yes →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark →
houses	Smithsonian Castle Café → Smithsonian Institution administrative offices → Smithsonian visitor information center →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	National Mall →
locatedInCity	Washington, D.C. →
locatedInCountry	United States →
maintainedBy	Smithsonian Institution →
material	red sandstone →
nearbyAttraction	Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building → Smithsonian National Museum of American History → Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History →
nicknameOrigin	castle-like appearance →
nrhpDesignationDate	January 12, 1965 →
nrhpType	National Historic Landmark →
openingDate	1855 →
owner	Smithsonian Institution →
partOf	Smithsonian Institution →
roofType	turreted →
significance	first building of the Smithsonian Institution → symbol of the Smithsonian Institution →
stoneSource	Seneca Creek sandstone →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Enid A. Haupt Garden (adjacent) ("Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)") →	adjacentTo
James Smithson →	burialPlace
The Castle ("Smithsonian Institution buildings") →	category
James Smithson →	commemoratedBy
National Mall →	contains
James Renwick Jr. →	designed
Washington, D.C. →	hasLandmark
Smithsonian Institution →	hasMainBuilding
Smithsonian Castle Café →	locatedIn
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution →	meetsAt
Washington Monument Grounds →	nearby
James Renwick Jr. →	notableWork
The Castle →	officialName
Secretary of the Smithsonian →	workLocation