Thank you Shorpy for an amazing photograph. This appears to be a photo we haven’t yet seen.
A Rare Look at the Smithsonian Castle in the 1860s – Thanks to Shorpy
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Gorgeous picture! I particularly like the little glimpse it provides at the far right, of B St SW, long before it became Independence Ave.
I agree — take a look at the charming “vernacular” architecture in the right background, i.e., real people’s houses on B Street SW. Blocks and blocks of those were cleared away when the street was widened and renamed Independence Avenue.
What do you think the date is?