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Thomas Jefferson Building

first separate United States Library of Congress building
Place library_building Q2615945

Facts

33 properties

Designation

Instance of
library building, building of public administration[4]
Heritage designation
National Historic Landmark (1965–present)

Location

Country
United States[3]
Location
Southeast[16]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 38.889°, -77.006°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Washington, D.C.[2]
Postal code
20540-4660[17]
Street address
101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540-4660

Period and style

Inception
1897
Architect
John L. Smithmeyer, Paul J. Pelz[5][6]
Architectural style
Beaux-Arts[10]
Height
195.0
Made from material
marble, granite, bronze, gold, mahogany wood[11][12][13][14][15]
Significant event
start of construction, end of construction
More facts +19
Official website
www.loc.gov
Website
www.loc.gov
Located in
Washington, D.C.
Adjacent structure or building
United States Capitol Visitor Center
Coordinates
🗺️ 38.889°, -77.006°
Date of official opening
November 1, 1897
Designed by
Edward Pearce Casey[18]
Disabled accessibility
wheelchair accessible
Elevation above sea level
28.0, 27.0
Floors above ground
4.0
Floors below ground
1.0
Has facility
tunnel
Inspired by
Palais Garnier
Located on street
Independence Avenue
Maintained by
Architect of the Capitol[7]
Named after
Thomas Jefferson (1980–present)[9]
Occupant
Library of Congress (1897–present)[19]
Operator
Architect of the Capitol[8]
Structural engineer
Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr., Bernard R. Green
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 25
VIAF cluster ID
316593164
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85076707
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ThomasJeffersonBuildingLOC.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM project ID
8225
BIBSYS ID
99024213
BabelNet ID
02965501n
Described at URL
www.aoc.gov, www.loc.gov
Emporis building ID
270324
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Thomas-Jefferson-Building
FAST ID
631007
Foursquare City Guide venue ID
4f50f41ae4b08836ff0fdfe2
Freebase ID
/m/09p_2j
Show all 25 identifiers +13
GNIS Feature ID
529399
GeoNames ID
4140722
Golden ID
Thomas_Jefferson_Building
Google Maps Customer ID
15799497777724082265
Instagram location ID
234521900
Michelin Voyages ID
amerique-du-nord/etats-unis/district-columbia/washington-dc/thomas-jefferson-building-bibliotheque
NRHP reference number
66000000
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000592068
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007295309805171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:7Gg;=BL
OpenStreetMap relation ID
1029374
SAH Archipedia building ID
DC-01-CH12
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Building", "ThomasJeffersonBuilding::6spyr"]

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🔗 Connections
Made from material 4
gold, bronze, marble, mahogany wood
Located in this place 2
Library of Congress, American Folklife Center
Adjacent structure or building 1
United States Capitol Visitor Center
Architectural style 1
Beaux-Arts
Country 1
United States
Designed by 1
Edward Pearce Casey
Has facility 1
tunnel
Heritage designation 1
National Historic Landmark
Inspired by 1
Palais Garnier
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Washington, D.C.
Located on street 1
Independence Avenue
Location 1
Southeast
Maintained by 1
Architect of the Capitol
Named after 1
Thomas Jefferson
Occupant 1
Library of Congress
Operator 1
Architect of the Capitol
Structural engineer 1
Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr.
← Adjacent structure or building 1
United States Capitol Visitor Center
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Summary

Thomas Jefferson Building is a library building[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include 28 m[20] and 27 m[21].

Designation and Status

Thomas Jefferson Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[22].

History and Context

1897 marks the founding of Thomas Jefferson Building[23].

Related Entities

Thomas Jefferson United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Emporis Building Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Emporis Building Directory. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Emporis Building Directory. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . aoc.gov. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . aoc.gov. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Emporis Building Directory. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . aoc.gov. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Google Maps. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Google Maps. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Emporis Building Directory. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Emporis Building Directory. Retrieved . aoc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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