US Vice President Kamala Harris is quickly staying on the historic Blair House as her official residence is present process repairs, a spokesperson stated.
Across the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Blair House is the official visitor home of the US President.
The official residence of the vp is situated throughout the Naval Observatory Complex and is about 4 miles northwest of the White House.
The vp’s chief spokesperson, Symone Sanders, instructed reporters right here on Saturday that Harris moved in on Thursday.
“They are living there while repairs are done at the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory,” Sanders stated.
The Washington Post reported Sunday that crews are engaged on new liners for the chimneys and different duties within the 33-room house, which was in-built 1893.
Blair House, constructed as a non-public home in 1824, is the visitor home of the US President since 1942, the place visiting overseas dignitaries usually keep.
In current years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other different Indian leaders have stayed on this historic constructing that has 120 antique-filled rooms.
“It’s such a cozy and beautiful place. There is so much history here, and it tells the great story of our country. So many presidents have passed through that black and white marble threshold. Yes, it has a lot of square footage, but it feels like a home,” Capricia Marshall, a former chief of protocol and present board member of the Blair House Restoration Fund, was quoted as saying by The Washington Times.
President Joe Biden and the First Lady spent the evening earlier than their inauguration right here.