National Historic Landmark · art museum · Washington, District of Columbia

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Former art museum in Washington, DC, US. Built 1869 by Ernest Flagg. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1869Listed 1971Ernest Flagg
Art class, Corcoran Art Gallery, (Washington, D.C.) LCCN2016851878Art class, Corcoran Art Gallery, (Washington, D.C.) LCCN2016851879Baroness Eveline Maydell at Corcoran Art Gallery, 4-2-25 LCCN2016839589Burleith cocorane
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Corcoran Gallery of Art

The Corcoran Gallery of Art was an art museum in Washington, D.C., at the location where the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, a part of the George Washington University, is now.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address17th St. at New York Ave., NW., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedMay 6, 1971
Reference number71000997
Built1869
ArchitectErnest Flagg
Type of placeart museum, exhibition
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address17th St. at New York Ave., NW., Washington, DC
Websitearchive.is/Lgeqk ↗
Coordinates38.89569, -77.04017 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitThe White House and President's Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 4 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 10 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000997. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.