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White House History (White house burned (U.S. burned Canadian buildings.),…
White House History
White house burned
U.S. burned Canadian buildings.
structure was destroyed
President lived in the Octagon
Americas Largest Home
Smaller but still a humble home
White House was still a grand home.
Wasn't constructed until after civil war.
West Wing Fire
On Christmas Eve
Was electrical Fire
Emergency funds were Provided.
Twin in France
remodeled in France.
Benjamin Henry Latrobe built the west & east wing
built in southwest France
Twin White House.
Housed in Ireland
Based in Dublin resident.
Now a seat for Irish parliament.
slaves built WH
Free slaves were paid
slaves cut limestone
also dug footings
European Contributions
WH was competed by European artisans
Scotland carved the roses
Italians worked on WH
Washington never lived here
James Hoban had the original plans for WH
John Adams lived in WH
WH had elegant pilasters
WH wheelchair available
FDA made them put it in
Franklin D. Roosevelt had been paralysis
added indoor heated swimming pool
Truman saved it from collapsing
old walls would collapse
new steel support beams
Truman lived in Blair house
additional monikers
WH had many names
official WH name given in 1901
first name was Presidents Castle
Gingerbread Version
Pastry chef makes WH edible every year
80 pounds worth of gingerbread
20 pounds of marzipan
wasn't always white
was grey colored sandstone
red sandstone
reconstructed after British fires