Trump administration admits painting Eisenhower building would harm landmark
The plan would cost at least $7.5 million, and the report says painting could alter the building’s original design intent.
- The Trump administration's draft environmental assessment, published Friday, concluded that President Donald Trump's plan to paint the 19th-century Eisenhower Executive Office Building would diminish the site's historic character.
- Last year, Trump described the building's gray exterior as a "really bad color" during his push to beautify the nation's capital, prompting the $7.5 million painting proposal.
- Architect Alfred B. Mullet hand-selected materials that "are central to the building's historic character and original design intent," yet experts alarmed by the project argue paint would trap moisture and degrade the stone.
- Disrupting the "visual hierarchy" formed by the EEOB and the Treasury building—in place for 125 years—would fundamentally alter the seat of government, the report said.
- While preliminary tests suggest the proposed silica paint might be removable with minimal damage, an alternative proposal to restore the exterior and improve lighting would preserve the building's historic character.
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Painting Eisenhower Building would diminish historic character of Whit
President Donald Trump’s plan to paint a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House would diminish the historic character of the White House complex, the Trump administration concluded in a draft environmental assessment published Friday.
Painting Eisenhower Building would diminish historic character of White House complex, report says – WTOP News
President Donald Trump’s plan to paint a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House would diminish the historic character of the White House complex, the Trump administration concluded in a draft environmental assessment published Friday. Trump has suggested the massive Eisenhower Executive Office Building be painted as part of his push to remake...
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Painting Eisenhower Building would diminish historic character of White House complex, report says
President Donald Trump's plan to paint a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House would diminish the historic character of the White House complex, the Trump administration concluded in a draft environmental assessment published Friday.
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