So many presidents have passed through that black and white marble threshold. 'There is so much history here, and it tells the great story of our country. 'Its such a cozy and beautiful place,' says Capricia Marshall, a former chief of protocol and current board member of the Blair House Restoration Fund to the Washington Post. NUMBER One Observatory Circle with an official address of 1 Observatory Circle NW, Washington, DC 20008 is likely the most prestigious, yet unknown address on the property of the US Naval Observatory. It is furnished with colonial style pieces, but the wallpaper and décor has changed over the years, depending on the occupier’s taste. It comes complete with an enormous library home to 1,500 books on the history and culture of the U.S.Īt a massive 60,600 square feet, the home, complete with 119 rooms, 14 bedrooms and 35 bathrooms, is larger than the White House. You can see photos of the house, circa 1997, at At Home With. This is why people often call it the Admirals House. It served as the home of the chief of the Naval Observatory beginning in 1929. The house is a three-story, white-painted brick, Victorian-style home with 9,150 square feet of floor space. The 19th-century row house is made up of four townhouses that have been combined into one.īuilt in 1824 as a private home for the first general of the US Army the house features several historic furnishings. Every vice president since has lived there. Kamala Harris is embraced by her husband Doug Emhoff after being sworn in as the 49th US Vice President