The James L. Whitten Federal Building is also known as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building. World War I Memorial. It was the first large Beaux-Arts Building in Washington, D.C. Designed by Rankin, Kellogg and Crane architects, the L-shaped wings were completed in 1904 and 1908, but the central block was not finished until 1930. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2010.