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 ...

Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850, Smithsonian Castle Collection, gift of Tom Rall, Arlington, ...

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

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.

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.

Footage shared on social media shows the vehicle speeding past the Smithsonian Castle, blowing through stop signs and narrowly missing people on foot and on scooters.

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 ...