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The White House

The White House. Washington D. C. The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. The History of White House. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was designed by Irish-born James Hoban.

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The White House

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  1. The White House Washington D. C.

  2. The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States.

  3. The History of White House • Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was designed by Irish-born James Hoban. • It was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style. • It has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams.

  4. The White House is made up of six stories—the Ground Floor, State Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor, as well as a two-story basement. • The term White House is regularly used as a metonym for the Executive Office of the President of the United States and for the president's administration and advisers in general.

  5. Principal story plan for the White House by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1807.

  6. Earliest known photograph of the White House, taken c. 1846 by John Plumbe during the administration of James K. Polk.

  7. The Red Room

  8. Cross Hall, connecting the State Dining Room and the East Room

  9. Marine One prepares for landing on the South Lawn where State Arrival Ceremonies for visiting heads of state take place

  10. Overhead view of the White House grounds and President's Park

  11. The End

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