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The Pension Building

  • Writer: Andrew J. Bramlett
    Andrew J. Bramlett
  • Jan 21, 2023
  • 1 min read

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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