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Physical description:
Number of Images: 1 Color: Color Size: 7w x 10.5h ; Type of Image: Architectural Drawing Medium: Paper
Type:
Paper
Drawing
Date:
1846
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
This drawing, drafted by architect James Renwick, Jr., depicts a cross section of the Smithsonian Institution Building. At one time the architect considered an octagonal plan for the south tower and he developed interior and exterior elevations of the design. This drawing shows the profiles of major interior spaces inside the tower. The drawing is made in pencil on paper.
James Renwick, Jr., began his design of the Smithsonian Institution Building with a Gothic castle and eventually reworked it into a Romanesque castle. This later scheme won him the competition in 1846 to appoint an architect for the design of the Smithsonian's first building.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 92, Item 296