National Historic Landmark · Washington, District of Columbia

Renwick Museum

A listed building in Washington, District of Columbia, built 1972. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Renwick Museum
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressNE corner, 17th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedMar 24, 1969
Reference number69000300
Built1972
ArchitectJames Renwick Jr.
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetNE corner, 17th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Coordinates38.89920, -77.03911 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

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 69000300. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.