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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek Revival building → former government office building → historic building → landmark →
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1966 →
alsoKnownAs	Old Patent Office Building →
architect	Ammi B. Young → Robert Mills → Thomas U. Walter NERFINISHED →
architecturalStyle	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 →
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 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 Office →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) ("Old Patent Office Building") →	alsoKnownAs
Smithsonian American Art Museum ("Old Patent Office Building") →	buildingName
Robert Mills ("Old Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)") →	designed
National Portrait Gallery ("Old Patent Office Building") →	locatedInBuilding
Robert Mills →	notableWork
Old Patent Office Building ("United States Patent Office headquarters") →	originalFunction