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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]
- October 13, 1792; 231 years ago
- December 19, 1960
- When Was The White House built?
- White House Renovations and Improvements
- The White House Today
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 2 Tagen · White House, the office and residence of the president of the United States at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C. Since the administration of George Washington (1789–97), who occupied presidential residences in New York and Philadelphia, every American president has resided at the White House.
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.
- 1800/1817
- James Hoban
- 21,33 m
The White House was the largest house in the United States until after the Civil War. 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.
At various times in history, the White House has been known as the “President’s Palace,” the “President’s House,” and the “Executive Mansion.” President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave...
Over the years the White House has become a major American historic site, attracting more than 1.5 million visitors annually. In 1995 the section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the
