NIH 1998 Almanac/Real Property and Facilities/
Buildings
(Listed separately according to history, cost of original construction, total cost, gross area and space allocations. See also NIH Location Maps.)
Buildings 1-7
Building 1
History: Building 1, the Shannon Bldg.,
was constructed to serve as an administrative center for NIH. Original plans
(later changed) provided for space for shops, a central stores operation, and a boiler plant.
This building is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Building 2
History: Building 2 was built as a
laboratory research facility--originally called
the Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Building. It is eligible for listing on the National Register
of Historic Places.
Building T2
History: Building T2 was constructed as
a general warehouse facility.
Building 3
History: Building 3, the Public Health Methods and Animal Unit, was built
to provide space for offices, laboratory research, and animal breeding. This building is
eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Building 3
History: Building 3, the Public Health Methods and Animal Unit, was built
to provide space for offices, laboratory research, and animal breeding. This building is
eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Building 4
History: Building 4 was constructed for laboratory research by NIAMD. The
building is eligible for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Building 5
History: Building 5 was constructed for laboratory research by NIAID. This
facility is eligible for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Building 6
History: Building 6 was constructed as
a research laboratory for NCI. This facility is eligible for listing on the National Register
of Historic Places.
Building 6A
Building 6B
History: Building 6 was constructed for
the AAALAC program. It was to house laboratory animals to be used in research.
Building 7
History: Formerly called Memorial
Laboratory, Building 7 was constructed as a research laboratory for NIAID. The
building has many special features (such as
electrically heated grids for sterilizing air) that
permit study of extremely infectious diseases.
This facility is eligible for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places.
