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Wednesday, December 19, 2007; 11:40 AM

--George Washington selected the site for executive offices in 1796

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--Multi-stage construction of current building completed in 1888; first of several names was the "State, War and Navy Building"

--Architecht was Alfred B. Mullett, an Englishman whose family emigrated to Ohio in 1845

--Named the "Executive Office Building" in 1949; given current name in 1999

--More information at whitehouse.gov



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