White House, The United States Presidential House

North America / United States
31 May, 2016
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White House Washington DC United States. Image Via: globaltalentidaho.org

White House is the official residence of the United States President over the age of 200 years. The house is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, capital of the United States. The design and construction of buildings do American architect of Irish descent, Hoban James which won the architectural design competition in 1792.

White House history began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December 1790, which states that the federal government is in the area of the district does not exceed 10 miles from the Potomac River. President and urban observer Pierre l’Enfant further decide the location of the presidential residence.

The White house has another name, ‘Executive Mansion’, ‘President’s House’ and ‘President Palace’. The name ‘White House’ was given by President Theodore Rosevelt 1901. The White House was built by slaves paid and masons in Scotland in 1792-1800. The building was once burned by the British army during the war of 1812.

Renovations carried out later, i.e. in the year 1815 to 1817. This building was burned several times in certain parts. During the reign of Herry S Truman, US presidential palace was remodeled so that the inhabitants have to move for a while at Blair House on Pennsylvania Avenue. President of the United States and his family lived during his tenure as president. The next elected president officially entitled to occupy it.

Each president who ever lived in this building come to giving a touch of style and changes in some parts. Construction was completed during the reign of Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809). American Presidential Inaugural first performed at the White House in 1805. Jefferson opened the White House to the public and invited guests every day of American independence.

This building has extra pavilion and porticos like a deck. The décor was designed by Benjamin Latrobe, designer of the American Capitol Building. The building is made of white-painted Aquia stone in the style of late Georgian architecture. White House has 6 floors and 132 rooms. These rooms serve as shelter and employment for residents and guests who visit. The floor area of 55,000 square feet. Because of the breadth, approximately 570 gallons of paint needed to cover the entire exterior surface of the building.

White House has five chefs working fully equipped to serve the guests and inhabitants. You can see the sports facilities such as indoor tennis courts, a running track, swimming pool, bowling alley, billiard room and cinema. When viewed closely, this historic place not only as the president’s official residence, but has become a museum because it also stores a variety of works of art and historical objects to note the long trip of the United States.

To visit this building, you can contact the visitor information office in advance at (202-456-7041). The White House is closed on Sundays and Mondays and is open for tours on the day (Tuesday-Saturday) every morning. We do not need to pay a ticket to get into the building.

To reach this place, you can take the metro and stop at Metrorail Station. From here, walk towards the White House Visitor Center at the southeast corner of E 15th Street, Federal Triangle in the line of blue / orange and metro centers on the line of blue, orange and red.

During a vacation in Washington, DC, we can stay at the Residence Inn Washington DC, Capitol, Capitol Hill Suites Hotel, and Intercontinental The Willard Washington D.C. Hotel. In addition to visiting the White House, visit some interesting sites nearby such as the Smithsonian Institution Building, US Capitol, and The National Museum of American History.