National Archives Building National Historic Landmark Nomination
Bedford S, Kratz J, Hancock MJ. 2023. National Archives Building National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 71001004_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is a National Historic Landmark nomination for the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. The National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the National Archives Building in Washington, DC documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 4. The building is significant under Criterion 1 as the preeminent repository of the primary documents that record the origins of the United States and because it outstandingly represents nationally significant trends in twentieth-century government reform. The period of national significance for Criterion 1 is 1931-1965. The National Archives Building is significant under NHL Criterion 4 as an exceptional example of American Classicism in art and architecture designed by one of its foremost practitioners, John Russell Pope. The period of national significance for Criterion 4 is 1931-1938.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bedford, Steven; Kratz, Jessie; Hancock, Michael
- Date of Issue
- 2023-12-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- architecture, art, Classicism, DC, District of Columbia, history, John Russell Pope, National Archives, National Historic Landmark, Progressive, reform, Washington