McNair, the man responsible for overseeing the care and operations of the Observatory, was the first superintendent to occupy the Superintendent’s House, hence the name. that view, which we had only in the winter, never failed to thrill us.”Ī HOME FOR THE OBSERVATORY SUPERINTENDENT Gore called the home an “amazing place.” And Barbara Bush fondly recalled how after her husband was sworn in as vice president on January 20, 1981, they retired to the home for a nap, then “awakened and looked out our bedroom window to see lighted fireworks on the horizon. William Mondale, son of Vice President Mondale, remembers how it was such an incredibly big and beautiful house compared to their modest living quarters when his father was a senator. Other residents, such as Barbara Bush and Tipper Gore labeled it more informally, “the house” or simply “the home,” yet one thing they all seemed to agree on was how privileged they were to call Number One Observatory Circle their home. Dick Cheney, in Cheney, One on One, simply referred to the home as the VPR. The Mondale Family Cookbook, which included recipes that Joan Mondale used while living at the home, referred to the home as the “Vice President’s House, Washington, DC 20501” via an illustration for all of her menus, along with calling it simply the “Vice President’s House” throughout the book. Historically, the residence has been referred to by using the name of its tenant: the Superintendent’s House, the Admiral’s House, Admiralty House, the VPR (vice president’s residence), or simply just the vice president’s home or house. It’s the residence of the vice president of the United States, but unlike the White House, which is universally known and referred to by its name, what to actually call the vice president’s home has been a question with many answers. No doubt Harris will add her own personal touches to her new home.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 reads "Joe Loves Jill on Valentine's Day in 2010". Joe Biden added maybe the sweetest addition of all, surprising his wife Jill with a plaque on a tree in the Family Heritage Garden they created to honour all the vice-presidential family members and pets. Kamala Harris' move into the residence was delayed by renovations. Dan Quayle added a pool during his term from 1989 to 1993. Bush added a horseshoe pit and quarter-mile jogging track when he lived there from 1981 to 1989. However, this ended up proving difficult for the Secret Service and in 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the house at the Naval Observatory as a home for the Vice President.Įach Vice President who has lived at the residence since has added their own personal touch. (The Washington Post via Getty Images) Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff moved in this week. (The Washington Post via Getty Images) Each Vice President to live at the residence has added their own personal touch. Joe and Jill Biden lived in the home during the Obama years. RELATED: A look inside Blair House, where Kamala Harris has been livingīefore it became the official residence, Vice Presidents lived in their own homes if they lived locally, or in hotels around Washington DC. Number One Observatory Circle has three floors, six bedrooms, a wraparound porch, sun room, and is even rumoured to have an underground bunker.
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