In 1887, the Army Medical Museum and Library, which Adolf Cluss designed in 1885, opened on the Mall at northwest corner of B Street SW and 7th Street SW. The Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum now occupies the site of the building, which was demolished in 1968.
iN 1887, the ArmY mEDicAl muSEuM anD librarY, wHICh adolf cLuss dESignEd in 1885, oPeNEd On the mALl At NorthWesT cornEr oF B StrEEt sW and 7th sTreEt SW. the smITHsonian instItuTIon's HIRshhorn musEum nOw occuPies tHE siTe Of ThE building, WHich wAS DEmoliShEd iN 1968.