- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Museums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
A 1933 Washington Post article reported $1,020 in unspecified repairs planned by the Public Works Administration (PWA) for the United States Patent Office. The old patent office, which was constructed from 1836 to 1865, is now the home of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.
Source notes
“District gets $325,000 fund for building,” Washington Post, September 8, 1933, p. 22
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on March 19, 2015.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
At this Location:
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Turner Mural - Washington DC
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Boulton Murals - Washington DC
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Furedi Mural - Washington DC
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Gershoy Sculptures - Washington DC
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Collections - Washington DC
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