Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington

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Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location	1530 P Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′34″N 77°02′10″W / 38.909454°N 77.036237°W / 38.909454; -77.036237Coordinates: 38°54′34″N 77°02′10″W / 38.909454°N 77.036237°W / 38.909454; -77.036237
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1910
Architect	Carrere and Hastings (original); William Adams Delano (modifications)
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
NRHP Reference #	66000959^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966^[1]
Designated NHL	June 23, 1965^[2]

The Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington is a Beaux-Arts style building designed by architects Carrere and Hastings. It houses the Carnegie Institution for Science.

According to the National Park Service:

Andrew Carnegie founded and endowed this Institution in 1902 to encourage scientific "investigation, research and discovery" that would lead "to the improvement of mankind." The Beaix-Arts style building, designed by New York architects Carrerre and Hastings, was completed in 1910. The building currently houses the administrative offices of the Carnegie Institution.^[2]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
1 2 3 "Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
↑ Blanche Higgins Schroer and Steven H. Lewis (1964) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Carnegie Institution Administration Building, National Park Service and Accompanying one photo, exterior, from 1975

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