Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)

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Greek Revival building former government office building historic building landmark

The Patent Office Building in Washington, D.C. is a prominent 19th-century Greek Revival landmark that has housed various federal institutions and now contains the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Old Patent Office Building	3
United States Patent Office headquarters	2
Old Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)	1
Patent Office Building	1
Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek Revival building ⓘ former government office building ⓘ historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1966 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ surface form: Old Patent Office Building
architect	Ammi B. Young ⓘ Robert Mills ⓘ Thomas U. Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Greek Revival architecture ⓘ surface form: Greek Revival
category	Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Greek Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Smithsonian Institution buildings ⓘ
constructionEnd	1867 ⓘ
constructionStart	1836 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark	1965 ⓘ
floorCount	4 ⓘ
functionStart	as United States Patent Office in the 19th century ⓘ
hasMuseum	National Portrait Gallery ⓘ Smithsonian American Art Museum ⓘ
heritageDesignation	District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites ⓘ National Historic Landmark ⓘ
locatedIn	Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ Penn Quarter ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ sandstone ⓘ
near	Capital One Arena ⓘ Gallery Place neighborhood ⓘ
notableEvent	survived the 1877 fire that damaged interior collections ⓘ
notableFeature	classical porticoes ⓘ large interior courtyards ⓘ monumental colonnades ⓘ
occupant	National Portrait Gallery ⓘ Smithsonian American Art Museum ⓘ
ownedBy	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
partOf	Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site ⓘ
publicTransitAccess	Gallery Place–Chinatown station ⓘ surface form: Gallery Place–Chinatown Metro station
streetAddress	between 7th and 9th Streets NW ⓘ between F and G Streets NW ⓘ
usedFor	National Portrait Gallery ⓘ Smithsonian American Art Museum ⓘ United States Department of the Interior ⓘ United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ surface form: United States Patent Office

Referenced by (8)

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

Robert Mills → notableWork → Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ

Robert Mills → designed → Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum → buildingName → Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Patent Office Building

National Portrait Gallery → locatedInBuilding → Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Patent Office Building

Old Patent Office Building (now part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery) → originalFunction → Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ

subject surface form: Old Patent Office Building

this entity surface form: United States Patent Office headquarters

Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) → alsoKnownAs → Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Patent Office Building

National Historic Landmark Old Patent Office Building → originalFunction → Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ

subject surface form: Old Patent Office Building

this entity surface form: United States Patent Office headquarters

National Historic Landmark Old Patent Office Building → alsoKnownAs → Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ

subject surface form: Old Patent Office Building

this entity surface form: Patent Office Building