Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally
The Vice President's Residence in 2017
The Queen Anne style house in 1895; built of terracotta brick, it was unpainted until 1960
Vice President Walter Mondale and Second Lady Joan Mondale host President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter in 1977
President-elect George H. W. Bush and First Lady-designate Barbara, after he was elected president on November 9, 1988
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
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…the establishment of an official vice-presidential residence in a location with high security. In addition to the Naval Observatory, Fort McNair and Blair House were considered as potential sites. In 1966, the House Public Works Committee approved the construction of a three-story vice presidential residence…
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