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Old Executive Office Building
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| Executive Office Building | |
|---|---|
| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
| Location: | Pennsylvania Ave. and 17th St., NW Washington, D.C. |
| Architect: | Alfred B. Mullett |
| Designated as NHL: | November 11, 1971 |
| Added to NRHP: | June 4, 1969 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 69000293 |
The Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), now officially known as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (and formerly as the State, War, and Navy Building) is a federal office building next to the White House, on 17th Street, N.W., between Pennsylvania Avenue and New York Avenue, in Washington, D.C.
According to the National Register of Historic Places, the Old Executive Office Building, a National Historic Landmark, was built between 1871 and 1888. Designed by Alfred B. Mullett, Supervising Architect, in the French Second Empire-style, the building housed the Departments of State, War, and Navy. Much of the interior was designed by Richard von Ezdorf using fireproof cast-iron structural and decorative elements. The building gradually became seen as inefficient and was nearly demolished in 1957. Since 1981, major renovations have been performed, including the development of a comprehensive preservation program and the formulation of a master plan for the building's continued adaptive use. The building continues to house various agencies that compose the President's Executive Office, such as the Office of the Vice President, the Office of Management and Budget, and the National Security Council. However, its predominant purpose is that of the Vice President's Ceremonial Office, used mainly for special meetings and press conferences.[1]
Many celebrated national figures have participated in the historical events that have taken place within the Old Executive Office Building's granite walls. Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald Ford, and George H. W. Bush all had offices in this building before becoming President. It has housed 16 Secretaries of the Navy, 21 Secretaries of War, and 24 Secretaries of State. Winston Churchill once walked its corridors and Japanese emissaries met there with Secretary of State Cordell Hull after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. President Herbert Hoover occupied the Secretary of the Navy's office for a few months following a fire in the Oval Office on Christmas Eve, 1929. In recent history, Richard Nixon had a private office there during his presidency. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was the first in a succession of Vice Presidents to the present day that have had offices in the building.[2]
A small fire on December 19, 2007 damaged the offices of the vice-president.[3] [4][5]
According to the online edition of the Chicago Tribune (December 19, 2007) the office of the Vice President's Political Director, Amy Whitelaw, was heavily damaged in the fire.
 Old Executive Office Building |
 Old Executive Office Building, decorated for Christmas |
 View of the SW corner of the building, at night. |
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 Plaque on fence outside the Old Executive Building |
 Protesters march in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, September 24, 2005 |
- ^ Vice President's Ceremonial Office. United States Government. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ White House official web site, Vice President's Ceremonial Office web page. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- ^ DailyKos Diary. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- ^ MSNBC News services, Fire on White House grounds under control: Hundreds evacuated after blaze breaks out close to VP's ceremonial office, found at MSNBC.com. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- ^ FoxNews Clip (Redlasso) Accessed December 19, 2007.
