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Natural History Museum, 1933
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DEDICATED IN 1933, THE BUILDING was built to be earthquake and fire proof—and also expandable. Originally, only one of the wings Johnson designed was built. Then in 2007, the northern addition to the museum was built where Johnson had constructed a wall of plaster and wood rather poured-in-place concrete. For the Natural History Museum, Johnson employed a Classical Revival style embellished with Mediterranean features. Its facade is decorated with sculptures by sculptor Arthur Putnam of natural and mythological flora and fauna. |
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