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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Level 2 documentation of Building 29 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is part of the efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of the planned demolition of the building, in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the NIH and the State Historic Preservation Office, the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). Building 29 is nationally significant to the history of medicine and public health. In this building, the NIH and then FDA staff helped to conquer some of the deadliest infectious diseases. In their regulatory role they had the national responsibility to license vaccines, antitoxins, blood products, and other biologics to ensure their safety and effectiveness. To support this role, they did scientific research which resulted in the development of important standards and even new vaccines. Building 29 was completed in 1960, designed by local architect Ted Englehardt, AIA.

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