The Nation - News from June 14, 1988
Officials unveiled the results of a six-year, $8.6-million face-lift of Blair House that transformed the President’s official guest residence into a mansion more opulent than the White House. The restoration project began in June, 1982, after a natural gas leak underlined the decrepit condition of the building, and involved the gutting of four adjacent townhouses, including the original Blair House built in 1824.
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