Original Department of Agriculture Building
Title
Original Department of Agriculture Building
Description
The original building which housed the Department of Agriculture was designed in 1867 by Adolf Cluss, the same architect who designed the Smithsonian Arts and Industry Building. For decades, this building housed offices, research laboratories, and even a small museum. The building was razed in 1930 to fulfill the McMillan Commission's plan for the National Mall.
Source
National Archives at College Park. View original.
Date
1868 (construction completed)
1930 (demolished)
Coverage
Physical Description
The building faced the department's gardens that stretched across the Mall to what is now Constitution Avenue. It had a Renaissance Style, made of brick with brownstone cornices.
Location
12th and 14th Streets, SW, Washington, DC.