NRHP Reference # 74002168 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Architect Bertram Goodhue | Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 15 March 1974 | |
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Location 2101 Constitution Ave., NW.Washington, D.C. Similar Albert Einstein Memorial, Marian Koshland Science, National Academy of Sciences, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial | ||
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. 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."
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