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As her official residence is undergoing repairs, US Vice President Kamala Harris is temporarily staying at the historic Blair House, a spokesperson said. Blair House is the official guest house of the US President, across from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The vice president’s official residence is within the Naval Observatory Complex and is located approximately four miles northwest of the White House.
Chief Spokesman for Vice President Symone Sanders told reporters here on Saturday that Harrisn was moving in on Thursday.
The Washington Post reported Sunday that in the 33-room home, which was built in 1893, crews are working on new liners for the chimneys and other tasks.
Built as a private house in 1824, Blair House has been the guest house of the US President since 1942, where foreign dignitaries normally stay for visits.
Premier Narendra Modi and several other Indian leaders have stayed in this historic building in recent years, which has 120 antique-filled rooms.
“It’s such a beautiful and cosy place. There’s so much history here, and it tells our country’s great story. That black and white marble threshold has passed through so many presidents. “Yes, it has a lot of square footage, but it feels like a home,” The Washington Times quoted Capricia Marshall, a former protocol chief and current board member of the Blair House Restoration Fund.
The night before their inauguration, President Joe Biden and the First Lady stayed here.
