Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington | |
Administration Building in 2020 | |
| Location | 1530 P Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′34″N 77°02′10″W / 38.909454°N 77.036237°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Carrere and Hastings (original); William Adams Delano (modifications) |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000959 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | June 23, 1965 |
The Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington is a Beaux-Arts style building designed by architects Carrere and Hastings, and located at 1530 P Street NW in Washington, D.C. It houses the Carnegie Institution for Science, a philanthropic scientific research organization founded in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie. In recognition of the building's architecture and its unique tenant, the building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The building was also designated a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District in 1978.