Historic building (left) and new addition (right) — west elevation

ID: 6085 ~ Source: DC Preservation League ~ Creator: Zachary Burt ~ Date: January 2026

This file appears in: U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex: This former government building was successfully converted to residential use.

This file appears in: U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex: This former government building was successfully converted to residential use.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex: This former government building was successfully converted to residential use.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Constructed between 1936 and 1937, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex provided the necessary space for federal employees to create and refine cotton classification and standardization.…