Old Executive Office Building

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Truman called it 'the greatest monstrosity in America;' Hoover griped that it was an 'architectural orgy.' Yet the ornate Old Executive Office Building (officially known as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building) delights visitors today. It was designed by Alfred Mullet in the 1870s to house State, War and Navy Department staff. His design was roundly blasted, and poor Mullet killed himself two years after its completion.

Today the OEOB houses White House staff. It is no longer open to the public for tours, but the website's virtual tour offers a glimpse at some of the rooms.