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The '''White House''' is the official office and residence of the [[President of the United States]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].

==History==
[[File:Donald Trump and Melania Trump White House Christmas Card.jpg|thumb|320px|[[Donald Trump]] and First Lady Melania in the White House between [[Christmas trees]]]]
Built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late [[Georgian architecture|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 [[colonnade]]s which were meant to conceal stables and storage.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |author=Michael W. Fazio and Patrick A. Snadon |year=2006 |pages=pp. 364–366}}</ref>

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 walls. Reconstruction began almost immediately and President [[James Monroe]] moved into the partially reconstructed house in October 1817. Construction continued with the addition of the South Portico in 1824 and the North in 1829. Due to crowding within the executive mansion itself, President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] had nearly all work offices relocated to the newly-constructed [[West Wing]] in 1901. Eight years later, President [[William Howard Taft]] expanded the West Wing and created the first Oval Office which was eventually moved as the section was expanded.

The third-floor attic was converted to living quarters in 1927 by augmenting the existing hip roof with long shed dormers. A newly constructed East Wing was used as a reception area for social events; both new wings were connected by Jefferson's colonnades. East Wing alterations were completed in 1946 creating additional office space. By 1948, the house's load-bearing exterior walls and internal wood beams were found to be close to failure. Under Harry S. Truman, the interior rooms were completely dismantled, resulting in the construction of a new internal load-bearing steel framework and the reassembly of the interior rooms.

Today, the White House Complex includes the Executive Residence (where the First Family resides), the West Wing (the location of the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and Roosevelt Room), and the East Wing (the location of the office of the First Lady and White House Social Secretary), as well as the Old Executive Office Building, which houses the executive offices of the President and Vice President.

The White House is made up of six stories—the Ground Floor, State Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor, as well as a two-story basement. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. As the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the term "White House" is regularly used as a metonym for the Executive Office of the President of the United States and for the president's administration and advisors in general. The property is owned by the National Park Service and is part of the President's Park. In 2007, it was ranked second on the American Institute of Architects's "List of America's Favorite Architecture."

==External links==
=== Encyclopedias ===
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/White-House-Washington-DC Encyclopedia Britannica: White House]
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/places/united-states-and-canada/us-national-park-system/white-house Encyclopedia.com: White House]

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