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The White House is the official home an principal workplace of the President of the United States. Built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style, it has been the executive residence of every U.S. President since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the home in 1801, he, with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades which were meant to conceal stables and storage.

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  • James Hoban, who designed & built this, had to rebuild it after a fire in 1814
  • The Executive Mansion
  • You'll find it at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
  • Supposedly, President Harrison is heard in the attic & Jackson haunts the Rose Bedroom in this house
  • It's the residence referred to here:Nov. 1800John & Abby -Best of luck in your new home! Can't wait to visit you there.
  • This 200-year-old Washington, D.C. building has 35 bathrooms
  • The Old Ebbitt Grill, billed as "Washington's Oldest Saloon", is just 2 blocks from this famous residence
  • D.C.-you there! 132 rooms on 18 acres.Boasts 140-guest dining room. Its main office is 1 of a kind!
  • What's now its South Lawn was purchased in the 1790s from tobacco planter Davy Burns
  • You might've noticed this 132-room building on an 18-acre plot a few doors down
  • A place for bill collectors:"WHT HS"
  • It's the oldest federal structure in the capital
  • No peeking! This building is portrayed on the back of the $20 bill
  • The Portuguese called the city Casa Branca, which, like its present name, means this
  • First off is a little visit to this place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
  • 20500 is the ZIP code of this Washington, D.C. location
  • Irish-born architect James Hoban designed this Washington, D.C. building; he had to rebuild it after an 1814 fire
  • At one time you could get a guided tour from Socks the Cat on this building's official website
  • The Harrison family was living in this mansion in the Spring of 1891 when it was wired for electricity
  • Casablanca's bleached city walls gave it its name, which means this in English
  • This James Hoban-designed D.C. landmark, lit by electricity in 1891, will offer candlelight tours in December 1999
  • If you're spending the night in the famous Lincoln bedroom, you're sleeping in this mansion
  • This location's first Easter Egg Roll was on April 22, 1878
  • In 1812 Thomas Todd didn't need a wedding at the Elks Lodge; his bride's sister Dolley arranged to have it here

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