Renwick Gallery

Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Renwick Gallery is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
Renwick Gallery is located in the District of Columbia
Renwick Gallery
Renwick Gallery is located in the United States
Renwick Gallery
Location1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′56.8″N 77°2′20.6″W / 38.899111°N 77.039056°W / 38.899111; -77.039056
Built1859–1873
ArchitectJames Renwick Jr.
Architectural styleSecond Empire[2]
NRHP reference No.69000300[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 1969

The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was opened in 1859 on Pennsylvania Avenue and originally housed the Corcoran Gallery of Art. When it was built in 1859, it was called "the American Louvre", and is now named for its architect James Renwick Jr.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Grand Salon gallery space inside the Renwick Gallery". Daily Art. Retrieved 18 July 2013.