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Museum building in Washington, D.C.. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Old Patent Office Building is a historic building in Washington, D.C. that covers an entire city block between F and G Streets and 7th and 9th Streets NW in the Penn Quarter section of Chinatown. Built 1836–1867 in the Greek Revival style, the building first served as one of the earliest U.S. Patent Office buildings.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | F and G Sts. between 7th and 9th Sts., NW, Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000902 |
| Type of place | building of public administration |
| Style | Greek Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | F and G Sts. between 7th and 9th Sts., NW, Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.89788, -77.02275 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Ford's Theatre National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 4 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000902. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.