Department of Agriculture, Jamie L. Whitten Building
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Title
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Department of Agriculture, Jamie L. Whitten Building
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Creator
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Rankin, Kellogg, and Crane
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Adolph Alexander Weinman
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Gilbert White
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Date
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1904-1908 (Constructed)
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1930 (Enlarged)
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Description
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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.
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Coverage
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1890-1919
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Location
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38°53′16.85″N 77°1′48.12″W
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Source
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Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, United States Department of Agriculture. View original.