The two-story brick Classical Revival structure was designed by Louis A. Simon and completed 1940.

Its exterior is finished with red brick and granite, a stripped Classical Revival style.

They rise to an entablature bearing the legend "United States Department of Agriculture", and a shallow pedimented gable.

[2] The structure was designed by Louis A. Simon, the Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury Department, and was built from 1939 to 1940.

The building's interior reflects this intended use, with a pair of lobby murals on forestry-related themes, executed by Philip Guston and Musa McKim.