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May 11, 2026

Plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says

  • The White House says the building is in disrepair and that painting it will hide stains. But preservationists, architects and historians contend that paint could make things worse.
    • By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson [enlarge]
    The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which sits across a driveway from the White House, is a National Historic Landmark. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposal to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th century historic landmark building next to the White House could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million, a White House official involved in the project said Thursday.


     
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