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The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. [2]
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Not long after the inauguration of President George Washingtonin 1789, plans to build an official President’s House in a federal district along the Potomac River took shape. A contest to find a builder produced a winning design from Irish-born architect James Hoban, who modeled his building after an Anglo-Irish villa in Dublin called the Leinster H...
Thomas Jeffersonadded his own personal touches upon moving in a few months later, installing two water closets and working with architect Benjamin Latrobe to add bookending terrace-pavilions. Having transformed the building into a more suitable representation of a leader’s home, Jefferson held the first inaugural open house in 1805, and also opened...
The White House today holds 132 rooms on six floors, the floor space totaling approximately 55,000 square feet. It has hosted longstanding traditions such as the annual Easter Egg Roll, as well as historic events like the 1987 nuclear arms treaty with Russia. The only private residence of a head of state open free of charge to the public, the White...
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Vor 3 Tagen · White House, the official office and residence of the president of the United States at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C. It is perhaps the most famous and easily recognizable house in the world, serving as both the home and workplace of the president and the headquarters of the president’s principal staff members.
Geschichte. Das Weiße Haus (Darstellung aus dem 19. Jahrhundert) Die Lage des Weißen Hauses wurde von Präsident George Washington und dem Stadtplaner Pierre L’Enfant ausgesucht. Der irische Architekt James Hoban nahm sich das Leinster House (1745–1748) in Dublin, seit 1922 Sitz des irischen Parlaments, zum Vorbild.
Building. Where the President and First Family live and conduct the people’s business. About The White House. The Grounds. Our first president, George Washington, selected the site for the White...
Contents. Home Visual Arts Architecture. The White House since 1900. During the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, the mansion’s second-floor rooms were converted from presidential offices to family living quarters, not least because of the president’s six children.
The White House Historical Association is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with a mission to protect, preserve, and provide public access to the rich history of America’s Executive Mansion. Collection. Hosting events with efficiency and dignity. White House Military Social Aides. Collection.
