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Library of Congress, Northeast corner of First Street & Independence Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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Summary

Significance: The nation's "main" library, the Library of Congress serves not only Congress but also acts as central source for resources collection and for copyright. Building is one of the world's largest and most ornate library structures,with works of art commissioned from over 50 American painters and sculptures.

Survey number: HABS DC-351

Building/structure dates: 1888-1897 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000000

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libraries galleries and museums washington city library congress northeast northeast corner first street independence independence avenue southeast library of congress photos washington dc district of columbia edward p casey thomas l casey bernard r green historic american buildings survey liz jandoli roland hinton perry smithmeyer and pelz us army corps of engineers photo ultra high resolution high resolution architecture street view exterior library of congress national register of historic places historic landmarks
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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Smithmeyer & Pelz
Casey, Edward P
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Casey, Thomas L
Green, Bernard R
Perry, Roland Hinton
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
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Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.88759, -76.98850
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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libraries galleries and museums washington city library congress northeast northeast corner first street independence independence avenue southeast library of congress photos washington dc district of columbia edward p casey thomas l casey bernard r green historic american buildings survey liz jandoli roland hinton perry smithmeyer and pelz us army corps of engineers photo ultra high resolution high resolution architecture street view exterior library of congress national register of historic places historic landmarks