| Blair House | |
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| Location: | 1651 Pennsylvania Ave. , NW Washington, D.C. |
| Built/Founded: | 1826 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Designated as NHL: | October 26, 1973 |
| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000963 [1] |
| Governing body: | U. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. S. Department of State |
Blair House is the official state guest house for the President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by It is located at 1651-1653 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., opposite the Old Executive Office Building of the White House, off the corner of Lafayette Park. Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington DC joining the White House and the United States Capitol. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB was formerly known as the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB and originally was built as the State War and Navy Building See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence President's Park, located in Washington DC, United States, includes the White House a visitor center Lafayette Park, and The Ellipse The main house was built in 1824 of buff colored limestone and is a late example of the Federal Style. Chester TownshipJPG|thumb|right|A federal style colonial home in Chester Township New Jersey]] Federal-style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 The house was built as a private home for Joseph Lovell, first Surgeon General of the United States. Dr Joseph Lovell ( December 22, 1788 &ndash October 17, 1836) was the 8th Surgeon General of the United States Army, ( April Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. In 1836 it was acquired by Francis Preston Blair, a newspaper publisher and influential advisor to President Andrew Jackson. Francis Preston Blair Sr ( April 12, 1791 – October 18, 1876) was an American journalist and politician A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 It would remain in his family for the following century. In 1859, Blair built a house for his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Blair Lee and Captain Samuel Phillips Lee, at 1653 Pennsylvania Avenue, next door to Blair House at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue. Elizabeth Blair Lee (born June 20 1818 Kentucky; died September 13 1906 was an American woman who lived through the American Civil War, and wrote Samuel Phillips Lee ( 13 February 1812 &ndash 7 June 1897) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. Captain Lee (later an admiral) was a grandson of Richard Henry Lee and third cousin of Robert E. Lee. Richard Henry Lee (January 20 1732 June 19 1794 was an American statesman from Virginia best known for proposing the motion in the Second Continental Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated The houses have since been combined, and the complex is sometimes referred to as the Blair-Lee House, though Blair House is the official name today.
In 1942 the house was purchased by the U. S. government and has since been the official residence for guests of the U. S. president. Blair House is primarily used to house foreign heads of state visiting the president, but it has also been used for domestic guests. Several presidents-elect of the United States have spent the night before their inauguration in the house. President George W. Bush arranged for former First Lady Nancy Reagan to stay at the house in 2004 and receive guests there following the state funeral for her husband, former president Ronald Reagan; the same was done for former First Lady Betty Ford in 2006 following the state funeral of her husband, former president Gerald Ford. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential Elizabeth Anne Bloomer Warren Ford (born April 8 1918 is the widow of former United States Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President
During much of the presidency of Harry Truman, it served as the residence of the President of the United States, while the interior of the White House, which had been found to have serious structural faults, was completely gutted and rebuilt. On November 1, 1950 Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempted to assassinate President Truman in Blair House. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Griselio Torresola ( 1925 - November 1, 1950) born in Jayuya Puerto Rico, was one of two Puerto Rican Nationalists who attempted Oscar Collazo ( January 20, 1914 &ndash February 21, 1994) was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U The assassination was foiled in part by White House policeman Leslie Coffelt, who killed Torresola but was himself killed. Leslie William Coffelt ( August 15, 1910 &ndash November 1, 1950) was an officer of the White House Police now known as the United States A plaque at Blair House commemorates Coffelt's heroism and sacrifice.
Blair House is now a complex of four connected townhouses, including the original Blair House. During the 1980s, Blair House underwent significant restorations, with a new wing added to the north. An adjacent townhouse, Trowbridge House, is being renovated to serve as an official guest residence for former U. S. presidents while in the capital. The combined square footage of the four adjacent townhouses exceeds 70,000 feet, making it larger than the White House.
The Chief of Protocol of the United States is responsible for the operation of Blair House. The Chief of Protocol is an officer of the United States Department of State responsible for advising the President of the United States, the Vice President
References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
External links
- Blair House Official Website
- National Park Service: Blair House
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