Palace of state : the Eisenhower Executive Office Building /

Towering over the White House, the colossal granite Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) was first constructed to house the departments of State, War and Navy in the nineteenth century, and it now serves as the home of the Executive Office of the President. Having outlasted decades...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Luebke, Thomas E. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, District of Columbia : U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2018.
Subjects:	Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (Washington, D.C.) > History. Public buildings > Conservation and restoration > Washington (D.C.) Architecture, Victorian > United States > Pictorial works. Public architecture > Washington (D.C.) > Pictorial works. Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Pictorial works.

Table of Contents:

Civic architecture for a young nation
Victorian-era eclecticism in Washington
Alfred B. Mullett and the Second Empire style
The supervising architect of the Treasury
Paris, London, and a cosmopolitan style
Design for a new executive office building
Iron and stone: Exterior architecture details
Pattern and polychromy: Interior design and the Mid-Victorian Era
Construction of a titan
Advancing technologies: Fireproof construction and mechanized stonecutting
The State, War and Navy Building
International chronometry and mapping
Daily life around a monumental building
Decades of changing fortunes
Decorated with military history
Notable figures at State, War, and Navy
Executive offices for the president
Press converences in the EOB
Presidental recreation
A masterpiece reborn.