Number One Observatory Circle

Number One Observatory Circle
Number One Observatory Circle
	File:Number One Observatory Circle; December 2017.jpg Number One Observatory Circle, Washington D.C. the official residence of the vice president of the United States
Alternative names	The Vice President's Residence (VPR)
General information
Address	1 Observatory Circle NW, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates	38°55′23″N 77°03′56″W / 38.9229553°N 77.0654258°WCoordinates: 38°55′23″N 77°03′56″W / 38.9229553°N 77.0654258°W
Current tenants	Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States and the Second Family
Design and construction
Architect	Leon E. Dessez
Website
	official website

The Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States and the second family. It is located on the northeast grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. and it has been the residence of every U.S. vice president since Nelson Rockefeller in 1974.^[1]

Layout and amenities

The house is 9,000 square feet, The first floor has a dining room, garden room, living room, lounges, pantry kitchen, reception hall, sitting room, and veranda. The second floor contains the main bedroom suite, an additional bedroom, a den, and a study. The attic has four bedrooms. The main kitchen is located in the basement.

Number One Observatory Circle Media

The Queen Anne style house in 1895; built of terracotta brick, it was unpainted until 1960
Vice President Walter Mondale and his wife host President and Mrs. Carter in 1977
A broad porch wraps around the front of the house, photographed during the tenure of Vice President Al Gore
President-elect George H. W. Bush and Second Lady Barbara, after he was elected president on November 9, 1988
Vice President Dick Cheney meeting with Vice President-elect Joe Biden, on November 13, 2008
Halloween festivities during the tenure of Vice President Mike Pence in 2019