Jamie L. Whitten Building

The east and west wings were the first Federal office buildings to be built of reinforced concrete.

The Agriculture Department's proposed placement was opposed by Commission members Daniel Burnham and Charles McKim.

[3] The pediment features sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman, while interior murals are by Gilbert White.

[2] While the earlier east and west wings featured reinforced concrete construction, the central portion was built in steel.

The building was named the Jamie L. Whitten building in 1995 in honor of Mississippi Congressman Jamie L. Whitten, former chairman of the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.

The new Department of Agriculture building around 1910. The two wings were constructed before the central portion. The old headquarters building is to their right.