![]() Bush and first lady Laura Bush meet with Betty Ford in January 2007 in Blair House. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images Show More Show Less 10 of17 The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images Show More Show Less 9 of17īlair House. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images Show More Show Less 8 of17Ī view outside from Blair House. Gerald Herbert / AP Show More Show Less 7 of17īlair House. Pomegranates and evergreen cuttings are part of the holiday decor in the front drawing room of Blair House. ![]() The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images Show More Show Less 6 of17 The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images Show More Show Less 5 of17Ī Blair House room. ![]() The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images Show More Show Less 4 of17Ī Blair House room. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images Show More Show Less 3 of17Ī Blair House bedroom. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press 2007 Show More Show Less 2 of17īlair House features regal decor. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) ~ Creator: O'Halloran, Thomas J.Blair House is the official state guesthouse for the U.S. 20540 USA ~ Creator: National Photo Company ~ Date: Admiral's House, Naval Observatory ~ Source: Getty Images / / Photo by TOH. ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. ~ Source: Accessed through Wiki Commons ~ Date: circa 1895 Admiral's House, Naval Observatory ~ Naval Observatory, : Photograph shows the United States Naval Observatory, 3450 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. In the early twentieth century, as part of the Colonial Revival movement the brick was painted white. The Queen Ann style house was originally designed to have terra cota brick exposed. The third floor attic was originally servants' quarters and storage space, and the kitchen was placed in the basement, along with a laundry room and other storerooms.ĭC Inventory: Novem(Joint Committee on Landmarks)Įxempt from National Register listing Media Images Admiral's House, Naval Observatory: 1895 photograph of One Observatory Circle, official home of the Vice President of the United States. The second floor contains two bedrooms, a study, and a den. On the ground floor are a reception hall, living room, sitting room, sun porch, dining room, and small pantry - and lavatories added later to the north side. The three-story brick house, with turret and porch, is compact: 39 by 77 feet. Prior to the 1970s, vice presidents would obtain their own lodging in Washington, with some, including Vice President Calvin Coolidge (1921-1923), even residing at the Willard Hotel. In 1974, Congress designated Number One Observatory Circle as the Vice President of the United States' "official temporary residence." Vice President Nelson Rockefeller (1974-77) was the first to use the home, while his successor, Vice President Walter Mondale (1977-1981), was the first to actually live at the residence. Thirty years later, in 1923, the home became the residence of the Chief of Naval Operations. ![]() Naval Observatory's (USNO's) Superintendent's Residence. The Queen Anne style house located at Number One Observatory Circle was designed by Leon Dessez and constructed in 1893 as the U.S. Naval Observatory This home has served as the official residence of the Vice President of the United States since 1974. Superintendent's Residence (Admiral's House), U.S. ![]()
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