Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP/Shutterstock. inset: getty images
The vice president’s residence will soon be occupied once again.
Vice PresidentKamala Harrisand Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will be moving into the house at Number One Observatory Circle next week,Harris' chief spokeswoman announcedThursday.
“The Vice President and Second Gentleman will move in to the Vice President’s residence at the Naval Observatory residence next week,” Symone Sanders tweeted. “The move was initially delayed to allow for repairs to the home that are more easily conducted with the home unoccupied.”
Sanders added that repairs to the house included “maintenance on the HVAC system, replacing the liners in the chimneys and refurbishing of some of the hardwood floors.”
Vice President’s residence.Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post via Getty Images
Harris, 56, and Emhoff, 56, have been living in Blair House, PresidentJoe Biden’s guest quarters, since taking office in January. The quarters are located across the street from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Victorian residence on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory has been home to every vice president since Walter Mondale — including Biden, 78.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In 2012, Biden and First LadyJill Bidencreated the Family Heritage Garden of the Vice President, which is located just off the front lawn.
Stone pavers surrounding a fountain commemorate all of the vice-presidential family members (including kids and pets!) that have ever called Number One Observatory Circle home.
Mike Pence reportedlyadded a beehiveto the 12- acre property during his tenure as vice president.
source: people.com
