White House

Architectural design
Style: Neoclassical Palladian

The house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban

Build between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia Creek sandstone

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

In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior

The White House could not have been completed without European artisans and immigrant laborers.

In 1800, when the White House was almost finished, America's second president, John Adams moved in.

The mansion was set on fire by the British army in 1814

Theodore Roosevelt had the west wing built on the White House

The White House receives about 6,000 visitors a day

John Adams held the first fire firework display in the White House

The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface

When Thomas Jefferson moved in he expanded the building outward

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