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Exploring the Fascinating History of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC

Check out this fascinating old stereographic photo of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Learn more about its history from John DeFerrari's blog and Ghosts of DC. Explore now!
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Washington, D.C., circa 1918. "Old house, Mass. Ave. N.E. Built by Thomas Taylor in 1876."
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Check this out … what a fascinating old stereographic photo of the Old Executive Office Building, then known as the State, War, and Navy Building, adjacent to the White House.

John DeFerrari posted a great history of the building on his site, and we have a few great posts on Ghosts of DC as well.

Here's a circa 1876 stereoview image of the Old Executive Office Building under construction just as the south wing (for the State Department) was nearing completion. You can see just a tiny bit of the old Navy Department building--one of the original ones designed by George Hadfield--on the right, behind the new building. It would take 17 years to finish the whole thing.

Source: Flickr user streetsofwashington

Thanks to a man we greatly admire, John DeFerrari, one of the preeminent DC historians with a great blog you should check out.

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