FYI. Not abandoned but undoubtedly haunted. It is gray but looks a bit
like grey gingerbread, and close-up is rather elegant except for the
dormer windows that are blocked off and covered for security reasons.
Also there are perennial security barriers on 17th that are not planned
with aesthetic quality in mind.  It's across the street (used to be a
street now it's a security plaza) from the Renwick Gallery (part of the
Smithsonian), another gingerbread building; and also Blair House, and
next door to the White House.  Across 17th is a 3rd historic building,
the Corcoran Gallery.  

Susan Fitch Brown
BNF Technologies

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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:03 PM
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Subject: Re: Breaking News - Washington DC - Fire at Executive Office
Building

I was in Washington earlier this year and this building where the fire
is,
sits right next to the White House as if it's a close next door neighbor
though it's considered part of the "complex."  The impression I had of
it
was it looked like an old haunted abandoned house on the outside.  I
think
it's a drab gray color.  It's not at all what I would expect a building
next
to the White House to look like!  I'm sure there are historical
preservation
reasons for preserving the design though.

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