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Trump Wants to Paint the Eisenhower Office Building White. Now a Key Federal Agency Considers It
Preservationists and historians warn the paint could damage the landmark’s granite and say hundreds of public comments oppose the plan.
- Today, the National Capital Planning Commission begins considering President Donald Trump's proposal to paint the exterior of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, which he views as a dramatic makeover to make Washington more beautiful.
- Trump criticized the current gray granite as a "really bad color" last year, though The Eisenhower is a National Historic Landmark and a premier example of French Second Empire architecture spanning more than 150 years.
- Preservationists and hundreds of public commenters oppose the plan, arguing paint would trap moisture and damage granite, while White House official Josh Fisher stated the administration prefers painting because the exterior is in significant disrepair.
- Staff at the National Capital Planning Commission recommend supporting a cleaning instead of painting, requesting White House officials provide details on paint types and alternative restoration methods before proceeding.
- Members of the Society of Architectural Historians urged top aide Will Scharf to reject the proposal, warning it would permanently alter American heritage, as a lawsuit against the project proceeds through federal court.
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Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower office building white. Today, a key federal agency considers it
President Donald Trump's plan to put a coat of white paint on the granite exterior of a historic building that's part of the White House complex is getting a hearing by a key federal agency. The National Capital Planning Commission…
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Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower office building white. Now a key federal agency considers it
President Donald Trump's plan to put a coat of white paint on the granite exterior of a historic building that's part of the White House complex is getting a hearing by a key federal agency.
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