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8. The East Wing was first constructed in 1902, as a one story....

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 03:50 PM

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... auxiliary connected to the historic white house by a breeze way of some sort. In 1945 it was reconstructed as a two story auxiliary with a bomb shelter in the basement.

The east wing does not seem to me to be a historic structure. It's a mid 20th century structure loosely connected to the historic white house.

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