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Dumbarton Oaks - Library Building

Address3205, S Street NW, Washington, DC, United States of America, 20007
Site Number00202
Building Root Number 00202
Architect (Original) VSBA Architects and Planners
Land Acquired 1940
Building Acquired 2005
Constructed 2005
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its location and function.Historical NotesThe Library Building at Dumbarton Oaks was constructed in 2005 to the design of VSBA Architects & Planners.Additional Information
Gross, Gerald G. “Blisses Sign Deeds Transferring Estate: Dumbarton Oaks Becomes Property Of U.S. Harvard.” The Washington Post, 1 Dec. 1940, p. 5.
“Give Their Home to Harvard College.” Cambridge Chronicle, 5 Dec. 1940, p. 12.
“Bliss Leaves Whole Estate to University.” The Harvard Crimson, 14 May 1962, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1962/5/14/bliss-leaves-whole-estate-to-university/.
“Harvard Gets Famous Estate as Center for Art Research: Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D. C., Given to University by R. W. Bliss.” Daily Boston Globe, 1 Dec. 1940, p. 22.
Peak, Mayme. “Harvard’s $5,000,000 Gift: Ex-Ambassador Robert Woods Bliss Says the Donation Is to Provide Endowment for Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Art Collection.” Daily Boston Globe, 13 July 1941, p. B44.
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