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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Smithsonian Institution Building canonical 21
Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) 1
Smithsonian Institution Building sarcophagus 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
architect James Renwick Jr. ⓘ
architecturalStyle Norman Revival ⓘ
Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form: Romanesque Revival
category Buildings and structures on the National Mall ⓘ
Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
surface form: Smithsonian Institution buildings
commonName The Castle ⓘ
completionDate 1855 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1847 ⓘ
coordinates 38.8880°N 77.0260°W ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
floorCount 3 ⓘ
function Smithsonian visitor center ⓘ
administrative offices ⓘ
governingBody Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
surface form: 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 of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
maintainedBy Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
material red sandstone ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building ⓘ
National Museum of American History ⓘ
surface form: Smithsonian National Museum of American History

National Museum of Natural History ⓘ
surface form: 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 (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
National Mall → contains → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Smithsonian Institution → hasMainBuilding → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
James Renwick Jr. → notableWork → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
James Renwick Jr. → designed → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution → meetsAt → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Secretary of the Smithsonian → workLocation → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Smithsonian Castle Café → locatedIn → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Enid A. Haupt Garden (adjacent) → adjacentTo → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)
James Smithson → burialPlace → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
James Smithson → commemoratedBy → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
The Castle → officialName → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
The Castle → category → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: Smithsonian Institution buildings
Washington Monument Grounds → nearby → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Smithsonian station (Washington Metro) → nearbyLandmark → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Smithsonian station
National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. → includes → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Smithsonian Castle → officialName → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Jacques-Louis Macie → burialPlace → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
Smithsonian Institution buildings → hasPart → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
South B Street → passesNear → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
James Lewis Macie → burialPlace → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
James Lewis Macie → commemoratedBy → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: Smithsonian Institution Building sarcophagus
Washington, D.C. (periodically, during Joe Biden’s presidency) → hosts → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
this entity surface form: Smithsonian Institution headquarters
The Mall → nearbyFeature → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
AIB → neighboringBuilding → Smithsonian Institution Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Arts and Industries Building