Description

Built between 1904 and 1908 to house the US Department of Agriculture, the Whitten Building is the only non-public structure on the National Mall. The Whitten building is joined to the South Building by a pedestrian bridge over Independence Avenue. The building's location is a compromise between the McMillan Plan's vision of the Mall and President Theodore Roosevelt's desire to have the building located on the Mall itself.

Creator

Rankin, Kellogg, and Crane

Date

1904-1908 (Constructed)

Coverage

1890-1919

Source

Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, United States Department of Agriculture. View original.