It was the home of the Chief of Naval Operations until 1974 when Congress actually passed a law that rendered the house the “official temporary residence of the Vice-President of the United States”– yes officially, it’s the temporary residence, despite it having served as the home of every vice president for the past 40 years.īefore that time, the Vice President lived in his own home, but following the John F. So let’s take a look around at the VP’s digs…īuilt in 1893, the three-story Queen Anne style brick house is located on the northeast grounds of the U.S. Well, today another of my childhood assumptions was thwarted when I learned the true home address of the Vice President of the United States: Number One Observatory Circle. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) ~ Creator: O'Halloran, Thomas J.I guess I always assumed the Vice President of the United States was shacked up in the White House along with the President, occupying a couple rooms somewhere at the back of the house, nothing too fancy of course, occasionally running into the leader of the free world in the west wing kitchen while grabbing a late-night glass of milk. 20540 USA ~ Creator: National Photo Company ~ Date: Admiral's House, Naval Observatory ~ Source: Getty Images / / Photo by TOH. ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. ~ Source: Accessed through Wiki Commons ~ Date: circa 1895 Admiral's House, Naval Observatory ~ Naval Observatory, : Photograph shows the United States Naval Observatory, 3450 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. In the early twentieth century, as part of the Colonial Revival movement the brick was painted white. The Queen Ann style house was originally designed to have terra cota brick exposed. The third floor attic was originally servants' quarters and storage space, and the kitchen was placed in the basement, along with a laundry room and other storerooms.ĭC Inventory: Novem(Joint Committee on Landmarks)Įxempt from National Register listing Media Images Admiral's House, Naval Observatory: 1895 photograph of One Observatory Circle, official home of the Vice President of the United States. The second floor contains two bedrooms, a study, and a den. On the ground floor are a reception hall, living room, sitting room, sun porch, dining room, and small pantry - and lavatories added later to the north side. The three-story brick house, with turret and porch, is compact: 39 by 77 feet. Prior to the 1970s, vice presidents would obtain their own lodging in Washington, with some, including Vice President Calvin Coolidge (1921-1923), even residing at the Willard Hotel. In 1974, Congress designated Number One Observatory Circle as the Vice President of the United States' "official temporary residence." Vice President Nelson Rockefeller (1974-77) was the first to use the home, while his successor, Vice President Walter Mondale (1977-1981), was the first to actually live at the residence. Thirty years later, in 1923, the home became the residence of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory's (USNO's) Superintendent's Residence. The Queen Anne style house located at Number One Observatory Circle was designed by Leon Dessez and constructed in 1893 as the U.S. Naval Observatory This home has served as the official residence of the Vice President of the United States since 1974. Superintendent's Residence (Admiral's House), U.S.
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