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11. März 2015 · Built at a cost of $232,372, the two-story house was not quite completed when John Adams and Abigail Adams became the first residents on November 1, 1800. History Shorts: Who Built the White...
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Out of respect for the historic character of the White House, no substantive architectural changes have been made to the house since the Truman renovation. Since the Kennedy restoration, every presidential family has made some changes to the private quarters of the White House, but the Committee for the Preservation of the White House must approve any modifications to the State Rooms.
- October 13, 1792; 231 years ago
- December 19, 1960
The construction of the White House started in 1792 and it was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800. The total cost was $232,372. On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops burned the White House in retaliation for an earlier burning of Canadian government buildings in York, Ontario, by the United States.
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...
12. Feb. 2019 · Inside the 18th-century contest to build the White House. In 1792, leading architects entered a competition to build the President's House, George Washington judged it, and the winner built an ...
Vor 2 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.
3. Juli 2019 · The White House wasn't built in a day, or a year, or a hundred years. White House architecture is a story of how a building can be rebuilt, renovated, and expanded to fulfill the needs of the occupant — sometimes in spite of historic preservationists.
