A Look at the Old Patent Office in the Background of a 1860s View of Washington DC

Published June 5, 2013Updated April 27, 20261 min readby ghostsofdc

Take a look at this photograph. You should be able to make out the Old Patent Office in the background.

2 thoughts on “A Look at the Old Patent Office in the Background of a 1860s View of Washington DC”

dbartramr

June 21, 2013 at 12:54 pm

This appears to have been taken from the Beef Depot Memorial. It looks as if the Senate wing of the Capitol is on the far right
Drew

October 12, 2013 at 7:56 pm

Or is it taken from the Smithsonian Castle?

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