National Building Museum

Washington, D.C.

Designed in 1887 by Montgomery C. Meigs

photo by Carol M. Highsmith
National Building Museum

The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected the National Building Museum as one of America's Favorite Structures, based on interviews with AIA members and a poll of about 1,800 adults.

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