The National Capital Planning Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to ask for details from the White House on its plan to paint the exterior of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white.

The Trump administration wants to beautify the 19th-century landmark in Washington, D.C., but preservationists are concerned that the aesthetic makeover may irreversibly damage the granite.

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