Vice President's Residence

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The Vice President's Residence is the official home of the Vice President of the United States, located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
official residence
alsoKnownAs Number One Observatory Circle
surface form: Number One Observatory Circle, the Vice President's Residence

Vice President's Residence
surface form: Vice Presidential Mansion
architecturalStyle Queen Anne style
city Washington, D.C.
constructionStartDate 1893
convertedToVicePresidentialUse 1974
coordinateLocation 38.918°N 77.048°W
country United States of America
firstFullTimeVicePresidentResident Walter Mondale
firstVicePresidentResident Nelson Rockefeller
function official home of the Vice President of the United States
governingBody Office of the Vice President of the United States
hasDiningRoom yes
hasGarden yes
hasGuestHouse yes
hasOfficeSpace yes
hasSecurityPerimeter yes
hasStateRooms yes
hasSwimmingPool yes
hasTennisCourt yes
heritageStatus listed as a contributing property to a historic district (U.S. Naval Observatory area)
inception 1893
landscaping formal gardens and lawns
locatedOn grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory
location Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy United States Navy
material brick
mediaCoverage frequently referenced in U.S. political reporting
near Embassy Row
Massachusetts Avenue NW
neighborhood Observatory Circle
numberOfFloors 3
officialName Number One Observatory Circle
originalFunction residence for the Chief of Naval Operations
residence for the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
surface form: United States Naval Observatory
publicAccess not regularly open for public tours
region Northwest Washington, D.C.
security high-security facility
significance official residence of the second-highest executive officer of the United States
streetAddress Number One Observatory Circle
usedBy Vice President of the United States

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subject surface form: Number One Observatory Circle
Vice President's Residence alsoKnownAs Vice President's Residence
this entity surface form: Vice Presidential Mansion
subject surface form: United States Naval Observatory
this entity surface form: Vice President’s Residence