The Pension Building in Washington D.C. was completed in 1887 and divided public opinion. There are rumors of a Civil War general, either Sherman or Sheridan, saying that it was a shame the building was fireproof. In 1985, it became the National Building Museum.
Image: “Pension Building, Washington D.C.” published by I. Stern (c. 1907). From the Andrew J. Bramlett Collection.
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