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Arts and Industries Building

Year

Completed in 1881

The Arts and Industries Building (AIB) is the first building of its kind on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall. Originally named the National Museum Building, it was built to house the many foreign and domestic exhibits from the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia donated to the government, as well as the existing collection in the Smithsonian Institution Building (also known as the Castle).

Measurements

Gross Exterior: approx. 273,000 sq. ft. Gross Interior: approx. 258,000 sq. ft.

Location

900 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, D.C. 20560

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