National Academy of Sciences Building
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National Academy of Sciences building | |
Location | 2101 Constitution Ave., NW. Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°53′34.8″N 77°2′51.72″W / 38.893000°N 77.0477000°W |
Architect | Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue |
NRHP reference No. | 74002168 |
Added to NRHP | March 15, 1974 |
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Building houses the executive offices of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine. It is located at 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C. Designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, the building's architecture combines elements of Classicism and irregular forms into a new "Alexandrian" style.[1] President Calvin Coolidge gave the principal address at the building dedication ceremony on April 28, 1924, referring to the building as a "Temple of Science".[2]
References
- ^ "The NAS Building's Exterior". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Early Concepts of the Building". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
External links
Media related to National Academy of Sciences Building at Wikimedia Commons
- The National Academy of Sciences Building at the NAS website
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