Smithsonian Institution Building

	Smithsonian Institution Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Main façade of the Smithsonian Building
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′19.49″N 77°1′33.59″W
Built	1849–1855
Architect	James Renwick, Jr.
NRHP reference No.	66000867
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	January 12, 1965

The Smithsonian Institution Building, more commonly known as the Smithsonian Castle or simply The Castle, is a building on the National Mall housing the Smithsonian Institution's administrative offices and information center. Built as the first Smithsonian museum building, it is constructed of Seneca red sandstone in the Norman Revival style (a 12th-century combination of late Romanesque and early Gothic motifs; built in the Gothic and Romanesque revival styles). It was completed in 1855 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.

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