A descriptive account of the building recently erected for the departments of natural history of the United States National Museum / by Richard Rathbun.

Main entry:

Rathbun, Richard, 1852-1918.

Title & Author:

A descriptive account of the building recently erected for the departments of natural history of the United States National Museum / by Richard Rathbun.

Publication:

Washington : Government Printing Office, 1913.

Description:

131 pages, 34 leaves of plates (some folded) : Illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Bulletin 80

Notes:
Includes index.
Introduction. pp. 7.
Legislation, action by the Regents, progress of the work. pp. 11.
Location of the building. pp. 15.
General description of the building. pp. 16.
Exterior walls. pp. 22.
Interior structural features and roofs of the wings and ranges. pp. 33.
Interior of the south pavilion and the rotunda. pp. 40.
North entrance, vestibule and lobby. pp. 54.
Partition walls and interior finish. pp. 57.
Windows and doors. pp. 69.
Miscellaneous. pp. 75.
Mechanical equipment. pp. 79.
Water connections and sewerage. pp. 99.
Interior of the finished building, its arrangement, dimensions, equipment, and uses. pp. 100.
At head of title page: Smithsonian Institution.

Summary:

The building recently erected in the Smithsonian Park in Washington for the natural history collections of the United States National Museum, as one of the latest great museum buildings, and embodying many new and important features, has attracted wide attention and given rise to repeated inquiries regarding its construction and arrangement. This paper has been prepared to meet this demand, a demand largely inspired by the exceptional activity in museum enterprise which for several years past has prevailed throughout the country.

Subject:

United States National Museum.
United States National Museum Buildings.
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Buildings.
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
National Museum of Natural History
Washington (D.C.) National Museum of Natural History.
Museum architecture.
Architecture des musées.
museums (buildings)
Buildings
Innenarchitektur

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Bulletin (United States National Museum) ; 80.

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Location: Library main 24820
Call No.: W3044; ID:88-B11084
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