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Skylight, Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Skylight, Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Skylight over a stairway in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is directly next to the White House, adjacent to the West Wing, and provides offices for the Executive Office of the President staff.

The EEOB was built just after the civil war (to house the departments of State, War and Navy ) from 1871 and 1888. It is in the French Second Empire style, is a National Historic Landmark.

Location: North America > USA > DC

Tags: art, building, history

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