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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.
It consisted of three stone buildings with two towers encircled by a wall. The building that stands in the center of the compound, now the First Class Cadet's social club, was added in 1880. [21] The second academic building was demolished in 1891 and replaced on the same location by what was then known as the West Academic Building.
Eisenhower Chapel, on the same campus, is named for his wife, Helen Eakin Eisenhower. Eisenhower Hall, opened in 1951 on the Kansas State campus, is also named in his honor. It is home to the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office and the departments of History and Modern Languages. (Not to be confused with the Eisenhower Hall at West Point.)
Eisenhower Monument: 1983 One of the newer monuments at the academy. Sculpted by West Point graduate Robert L. Dean, Jr., and located on the southwest corner of the Plain, the sculpture memorializes former General of the Army and 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. [8] Flight Memorial 1992
Ironically, buildings in the style built in the US were often closer to their 17th-century roots than examples of the style found in Europe. [15] Because of the expense of designing buildings with the level of elaborate detailing found in European and public examples, Second Empire residential architecture was first taken up by wealthy businessmen.
Eisenhower East and Carlyle together form one of the most important commercial and high-density residential neighborhoods of Alexandria, Virginia, the location of many mixed-use developments, office buildings, and hotels. [1] [2] Carlyle is contiguous with Eisenhower East, and is included in the same Eisenhower East Master Plan. [3]
The Indian Treaty Room (originally known as the Navy Department Library and Reception Room) is located in the East Wing of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. It was designed by Richard von Ezdorf, Draftsman for the Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
President's Park, located in Downtown Washington, D.C., encompasses the White House and includes the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the Treasury Building, and grounds; the White House Visitor Center; Lafayette Square; and The Ellipse. [3] President's Park was the original name of Lafayette Square.