Old Patent Office Building

U.S. National Historic Landmark building in Washington, D.C., United States
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Old Patent Office Building

Summary

Old Patent Office Building is a building of public administration[1]. It draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (building_of_public_administration category, ranking #41 of 115).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old Patent Office Building is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Old Patent Office Building is in the country of United States[4].
  • Old Patent Office Building is on the continent of North America[5].
  • Old Patent Office Building's instance of is recorded as building of public administration[6].
  • Old Patent Office Building's architectural style is recorded as Greek Revival architecture[7].
  • Old Patent Office Building is part of Downtown Historic District[8].
  • Old Patent Office Building's Commons category is recorded as Patent Office Building[9].
  • Old Patent Office Building's occupant is recorded as National Portrait Gallery[10].
  • Old Patent Office Building's occupant is recorded as Smithsonian American Art Museum[11].
  • Old Patent Office Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.8978, 'lon': -77.0229}[12].
  • Old Patent Office Building's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[13].
  • Old Patent Office Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[14].
  • Old Patent Office Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[15].
  • Old Patent Office Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[16].
  • Old Patent Office Building's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of the Patent Office Building[17].

Body

Geography

Old Patent Office Building is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3]. It is on the continent of North America[5]. It is part of Downtown Historic District[8].

Designation and Status

Old Patent Office Building's instance of is recorded as building of public administration[6]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[14], National Register of Historic Places listed place[15], and National Register of Historic Places contributing property[16].

Why It Matters

Old Patent Office Building draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (building_of_public_administration category, ranking #41 of 115).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . DC Historic Sites. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . DC Historic Sites. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of Downtown Historic District
    Harper's tag old-patent-office-building-washington-d-c
    Instance of building of public administration
    Category for the interior of the item Category:Interior of the Patent Office Building
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: old-patent-office-building-washington-d-c, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289956504|old patent office building washington d c (#289956504)"
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