Penn Quarter in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Patent Office Building
Robert Mills, Architect,
pursuant to an Act of Congress, approved July 4, 1836
for a Patent Office Building
occupied by
Department of Interior
1852-1925
United States Civil Service Commission
since 1932
Erected 1956 by National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 38° 53.845′ N, 77° 1.369′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in the Penn Quarter. Marker can be reached from F Street Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the exterior wall east of the front (south side) entrance to the Smithsonian Institution, Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture - National Portrait Gallery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 F Street Northwest, Washington DC 20004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Abraham Lincoln Walked Here (within shouting distance of this marker); General Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); The Chinese Hackberry Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); The Daguerre Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Daguerre Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Roy Lichtenstein (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Church Terrell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Roy Lichtenstein (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Also see . . . Patent Office Bldg. (Submitted on March 12, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Smithsonian Institution; American Art Museum; National Portrait Gallery; military hospital.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,420 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on January 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on February 17, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on February 19, 2015. 6. submitted on January 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.