301 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Cook Telescope —

Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.

Become an astronomer with your visit to the Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory and its Cook Memorial Telescope. Harvard University purchased the telescope from Boller & Chivens in 1966 for its Oak Ridge Observatory. The telescope was used to . . . — — Map (db m111404) HM

302 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Joseph Henry —

On Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.

This statue of the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution was made in 1881 by the American sculptor William Wetmore Storey, then working in Rome. Unveiled April 19, 1883. — — Map (db m213) HM

303 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Original Smithsonian Institution Building —

On Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.

Erected 1847-57. Designed by James Renwick, Jr. in twelfth century Romanesque style for the first offices, research laboratories, exhibits, collections, and lectures of the Smithsonian Institution. Dedicated to the increase and diffusion of . . . — — Map (db m46413) HM

304 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Phoebe Waterman Haas — Public Observatory —

Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.

This observatory is named to celebrate the spirit of Emma Phoebe Waterman Haas. In 1913 she became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley. She was the first woman to perform original research with . . . — — Map (db m114106) HM

305 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Spencer Fullerton Baird — 1823 - 1887 —

Near Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.

Second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Pioneer in American Natural History [on reverse of statue:] ("Opus, Baskin, 1976") — — Map (db m46418) HM

306 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Welcome to the Smithsonian's Arts + Industries Building —

On Jefferson Drive Southwest, 0.1 miles west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.

More than a museum, the Arts + Industries Building (AIB) is a part of our nation's history. A destination for big ideas for more than 140 years. AIB is now poised for the next great chapter in its impressive story. 1876 World's Fair Sparks . . . — — Map (db m211333) HM

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