The
Eisenhower Executive Office Building (
EEOB) — formerly known as the
Old Executive Office Building (
OEOB) and even earlier as the
State, War, and Navy Building — is a U.S. government building situated just west of the
White House in the U.S. capital of
Washington, D.C. Maintained by the
General Services Administration, it is occupied by the
Executive Office of the President, including the
Office of the Vice President of the United States. Located on 17th Street NW, between
Pennsylvania Avenue and
New York Avenue, and West Executive Drive, the building, commissioned by
Ulysses S. Grant, built between 1871 and 1888, on the site of the original 1800 War/State/Navy Building and the White House stables, in the French
Second Empire style, is a
National Historic Landmark. It was for years the world's largest office building, with 566 rooms and about ten acres of floor space. Many White House employees have their offices in the massive edifice.