Atlantic County Rare bricks from an old N.J. church will be used to restore the Smithsonian Castle Updated: Jun. 23, 2025, 6:49 p.m. | Published: Jun. 23, 2025, 12:04 p.m.

Rare sandstone bricks from a historic church in New Jersey will be used to renovate the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C. As construction crews demolish the First Presbyterian Church in ...

It was a cold January afternoon 150 years ago this week. Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was working in his office on the second floor of the building commonly known ...

Carly Bond, the Smithsonian’s associate director of architectural history and historic preservation, said the quarry that supplied the Castle closed in 1901.

The Castle, on the other hand, has been closed for two years while it undergoes its first renovation in 50 years. It will house an expanded visitor’s center with public programming when it reopens.

Join one of our docents for a live Castle talk as they share the very unlikely series of events that occurred to create the Smithsonian we know today. Learn about the Smithsonian's founding and early ...

An Atlantic City church is being demolished. Its rare sandstone is saving the Smithsonian Castle. Amy Rosenberg The Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 18, 2025 0 1 of 2 ...