Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)

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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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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

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Robert Mills notableWork Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)
Robert Mills designed Old Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum buildingName Old Patent Office Building
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National Portrait Gallery locatedInBuilding Old Patent Office Building
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Old Patent Office Building originalFunction United States Patent Office headquarters
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Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.) alsoKnownAs Old Patent Office Building
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Old Patent Office Building originalFunction United States Patent Office headquarters
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Old Patent Office Building alsoKnownAs Patent Office Building
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