Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Not to be confused with the New Executive Office Building.
State, War, and Navy Building
Eisenhower Executive Office Building in 1981
Eisenhower Executive Office Building is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
LocationPennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, NW
Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates38°53′51.24″N 77°2′20.93″W / 38.8975667°N 77.0391472°W / 38.8975667; -77.0391472
Built1871–1888
ArchitectAlfred B. Mullett
Architectural styleFrench Second Empire
NRHP reference No.69000293
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1969[1]
Designated NHLNovember 11, 1971[2]

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. The building houses various agencies that comprise the Executive Office of the President, such as the White House Office, the Office of the Vice President, the Office of Management and Budget, and the National Security Council.[3] 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.

The building is located on 17th Street NW, between Pennsylvania Avenue and State Place and West Executive Drive. It was commissioned by President Ulysses S. Grant, and built between 1871 and 1888 on the site of the original 1800 War/State/Navy Building[4] and the White House stables, in the French Second Empire style.

As its original name suggests, it was initially built to house the staff of three government cabinet departments. The building's elaborate architectural style received substantial criticism when it was first completed; it has since been designated as a National Historic Landmark.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "State, War, and Navy Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "Eisenhower Executive Office Building". The White House. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  4. ^ "Public Building West of the White House May 1801 - August 1814". US Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved January 21, 2021.