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\n\tDonald Trump wants to paint the granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., white. Yesterday the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) met to review the Trump administration\u2019s proposal for the project. On April 16 plans were also submitted to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which approved the idea on the condition of successful \u201ctesting of the proposed exterior paint.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tOriginally known as the State, War, and Navy Building, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building was built between 1871 and 1888 to house those entities. Now part of the White House compound, it is home to the agencies comprising the Executive Office of the President.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe plan to paint the building represents another bid by Trump to \u201cbeautify\u201d the White House complex and nearby areas. It would cost an estimated $7.5 million and has generated more than 2,000 public comments, most of them negative.<\/p>\n
\n\tPreservationists and architects argue that painting the landmarked structure could cause long-term damage to its granite and that a painted fa\u00e7ade would require constant maintenance. A letter submitted by Rob Nieweg, of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, read in part, \u201cThe historic EEOB has been preserved, un-painted, since its completion in 1888. [P]ainting the exterior now would obscure the landmark\u2019s historic appearance, undermine its character-defining features, and accelerate the building\u2019s deterioration.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAt the meeting, the NCPC unanimously requested further information before reviewing the plans again. The project will also require final approval from the Commission of Fine Arts. Both agencies, which Trump has stacked with supporters, are considered likely to eventually approve the proposal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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