Old State, War, and Navy Building

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The Old State, War, and Navy Building is a historic 19th-century government office building in Washington, D.C., known for its elaborate Second Empire architecture and its role in housing key U.S. executive branch departments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Second Empire architecture building
government office building
historic building
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1969
alsoKnownAs EEOB
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
architect Alfred B. Mullett
Richard E. P. Taylor
William A. Potter NERFINISHED
William J. Fry
architecturalStyle Second Empire of France
surface form: French Second Empire

Second Empire
Victorian
builtIn19thCentury true
city Washington, D.C.
client United States government
surface form: United States federal government
constructionEnd 1888
constructionStart 1871
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentOccupant Executive Office of the President of the United States
National Security Council communications staff
surface form: National Security Council staff offices

Office of the Vice President of the United States
White House Office staff
currentUse office building for the Executive Office of the President
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark 1969
formerName Old State, War, and Navy Building self-linksurface differs
surface form: State, War, and Navy Building
hasBasement true
hasColumns true
hasInteriorFeature decorative tile floors
elaborate wall and ceiling decoration
ornate staircases
hasMansardRoof true
hasOrnateInterior true
hasPavilions true
hasSecurity high
heritageDesignation Listing on the National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
housed Joint Chiefs of Staff
surface form: Joint Chiefs of Staff offices

United States Department of State
United States Department of War
Department of the Navy
surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Headquarters Marine Corps
surface form: United States Marine Corps headquarters
locatedIn Northwest Washington, D.C.
surface form: Northwest, Washington, D.C.
locatedNear Lafayette Square
White House
locatedOn Pennsylvania Avenue
location Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy U.S. General Services Administration
surface form: General Services Administration
material granite
sandstone
namedAfter Dwight D. Eisenhower
namedAfterTitle 34th President of the United States
nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesReferenceNumber 69000328
numberOfStories 5
occupiesBlock between 17th Street NW and 18th Street NW
originalFunction office building for U.S. executive departments
owner United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf White House
surface form: White House complex
publicAccess restricted
region Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
renamedAs Eisenhower Executive Office Building
roofMaterial slate
significance associated with major U.S. foreign and military policy decisions
example of Second Empire government architecture in the United States
state District of Columbia
streetAddress 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

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Eisenhower Executive Office Building formerlyKnownAs Old State, War, and Navy Building
Alfred B. Mullett notableWork Old State, War, and Navy Building
Old State, War, and Navy Building formerName Old State, War, and Navy Building self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: State, War, and Navy Building