A Peek Inside the Residence of the VP

Walter Mondale was the first Vice President of the United States to use Number One Observatory Circle when he served under Jimmy Carter. It was originally intended to be a temporary residence for the VP but has been in use by everyone since Mondale. The 9,000squarefoot residence was first built in 1893 as a home for the U.S. Naval Observatorysuperintendent and was later used by the chief of naval operations.Continue on for photos of the rarely seen, official temporary residence of the vice president of the United States.