Eisenhower Executive Office Building
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB)—formerly known as
the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB) and even earlier as the
State, War, and Navy Building—is a U.S. government building situated
just west of the White House in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C.
Maintained by the General Services Administration, it is occupied by
the Executive Office of the President, including the Office of the
Vice President of the United States.
Located on 17th Street NW, between Pennsylvania Avenue and State
Place, and West Executive Drive, the building was commissioned by
President Ulysses S. Grant. It was built between 1871 and 1888, on the
site of the original 1800 War/State/Navy Building and the White
House stables, in the French Second Empire style. While the building
exterior received substantial criticism at first, it has since been
designated as a National Historic Landmark. It was for years the
world's largest office building, with 566 rooms and about ten acres of
floor space. Many White House employees have their offices in the
EEOB.
Photo 322, Nov 2008