Chimney liners in the Naval Observatory residence are being replaced and other unspecified maintenance is underway. It was unclear how long Harris will stay at Blair House. It takes Harris mere minutes to get to her offices across the street in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and in the White House, compared with the roughly 2-mile (3.2 kilometer) trip from the Naval Observatory by motorcade. “You can’t beat that commute,” Costello quipped. Matthew Costello, the White House Historical Association’s senior historian, took note of the house’s secure location - along with a notable bonus for Harris, who is the first woman, first Black person and first Indian American to be elected vice president.
The agency declined to comment on Harris’ living arrangements. Secret Service, which provides security for the president and vice president wherever they are. So Harris moved into Blair House, where President Harry Truman lived from 1948-1952 during major renovations to the White House.īlair House is on a part of Pennsylvania Avenue that is under constant surveillance by the U.S. Mike Pence, Harris’ predecessor, cleared out at the end of the Trump administration earlier this month.
But the home needs a touch-up, and officials said it’s best for the work to be done while the house is unoccupied. Vice presidents have lived in a white, 19th century Victorian house on the grounds of the Naval Observatory since the late 1970s, starting with Walter Mondale.
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