now the National Museum of Natural History. In 1903 Congress authorized the Board of Regents to begin a new museum building, construction to be under the direction of Bernard R. Green, Superintendent ...

Waterhouse created an extraordinary menagerie of terracotta designs worthy of a 'cathedral to nature'. From the imposing gargoyles on the façade to the most delicate interior detail, every element of ...

Following the sudden death of the architect originally appointed to design the Natural History Museum ... Hinzte Hall (formerly Central Hall) at the Museum’s main entrance. The original Waterhouse ...