Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Historical marker location:

1610 Pennsylvania Ave Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

The White House. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

The District was the site of the first public monument to George Washington: The Washington Monument, which stands in the center of the National Mall, was built to honor the first U.S. president. It was completed in 1884, more than 50 years after construction began.