Executive Residence
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The Executive Residence is the central and most recognizable part of the White House complex, being the actual "house" part of the White House. This central building is home to the president of the Un
North facade of the White House Executive Residence
The Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the White House
The East Room after its last redecoration in 1995
The Green Room in 1999
Blair House
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Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The President's Guest House has been called "the world's most ex
Executive Residence
…promenade. Visiting dignitaries are normally housed in the second floor state bedrooms and foreign heads of state and government customarily stay at Blair House. List of residences of presidents of the United States…
Blair House in 2007
Blair House, as a separate building, c. 1919
A marker on the exterior of Blair House memorializes police officer Leslie Coffelt, who was killed defending the building in 1950.
Façade of the original Blair House during the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 2007 with the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom flying from the flagpole