Eisenhower Executive Office Building
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), formerly known as the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), and originally known as the State, War, and Navy Building (SWAN Building), is a United States government building that is now part of the White House compound in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. Maintained by the General Services Administration, the building currently houses the Executive Office of the President, including the Office of the Vice President of the United States. Opened in 1888, the building was renamed in 1999 in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th U.S. president and a five-star U.S. Army general who was Allied forces commander during World War II.
State, War, and Navy Building | |
Eisenhower Executive Office Building in 1981 | |
| Location | Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, NW Washington, D.C., United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′51.24″N 77°2′20.93″W |
| Built | 1871–1888 |
| Architect | Alfred B. Mullett |
| Architectural style | French Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000293 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1969 |
| Designated NHL | November 11, 1971 |
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.
As its first name suggests, it was initially built to house three government cabinet departments. While the building's elaborate style received substantial criticism when it was first completed, it has since been designated as a National Historic Landmark.