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(Washington never lived there (was given a grand reception room…
Washington never lived there
was given a grand reception room
unfinished state of the presidential home
Truman Saved It From Collapse
wooden support beams and exterior load-bearing walls of the White House were weak
hat new steel support beams could be installed
Wheelchair Accessible
possibility of a president with a disability
the swimming pool was covered over and used as the press briefing room
Slaves helped build it
workers hired to build the White House were African Americans
some free and some slaved
European Contributions
could not have been completed without European artisans and immigrant laborers
Italian artisans carved the decorative stonework on the White House porticoes
Gingerbread Version
the official pastry chef and a team of bakers at the White House
and with 80 pounds of gingerbread, 50 pounds of chocolate, and 20 pounds of marzipan
white house burned
British retaliated for burning Canada
moved into the partially reconstructed White House in October
Additional Monikers
the white house was called many different names.
President's Castle
It Wasn't Always White
gray-colored sandstone
It takes 570 gallons of white paint to cover the entire White House
The West Wing Fire
Happened in Christmas Eve
took 4 months to recover
Once was Americas largest house
larger homes wasn't constructed a tile after the Civil War
Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina, completed in 1895.
Twin in France
based on plans that Latrobe had drafted
to mirror the Château de Rastignac
Twin in Ireland
was built using drawings
it was the home of the Dukes of Leinster