THE HISTORY OF OPEN SPACES
AT THE TREASURY BUILDING

The History of Open Spaces at Treasury is an exhibition that focuses on the use of space and spatial arrangements at the Treasury Building located at the corner of Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. It is a story told in a series of themes, pictures and text describing the development, use, and alteration of interior space in this landmark building and its implications to the Treasury workforce and the subsequent development of buildings in Washington, D.C. "A History of Open Spaces at Treasury" begins with a consideration of the subject of space and in a series of three related themes examines the concept through the evolution of the building as designed by Robert Mills to the building modernization project presently under construction. The exhibit aims to educate employees and the public about the history of the building and its use and the complexities spatial over the course of over one hundred and fifty years of growth and evolution.

The current Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration Project (TBARR) represents the latest chapter in the development of space within the history of the Treasury Building. TBARR remains committed to the preservation of historic spaces within the Treasury Building while at the same time preparing the structure to serve future generations.

"A History of Open Spaces at Treasury", encompassing an eleven-panel exhibition and this companion web site, was produced by the Office of the Curator. The exhibition represents the work of Gerald Maready, an intern to the Curator's Office during the summer of 2001, and Lynn Zaycosky, a graphic designer at the Printing and Graphics Division. The implementation of the exhibit into a web site was developed by Alisa Cox, also an intern to the Curator's Office, and the staff of the Office of the Curator.

In addition, the Office of the Curator wishes to acknowledge the support and generosity of the following:

• Office of Management and Administrative Programs
  
• Facilities Management Division
  
• Printing and Graphics Division
  
• TBARR

NOTE: The site navigation is set up as if you were walking through the exhibition panels as they are installed at the entrance of the Treasury Building. Every two pages on the web site is equivalent to one panel from the exhibition and the content follows sequentially from one page to the next.

 

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