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The White House

The White House has burned, been rebuilt, and hosted every American president since 1800. These posts cover the executive mansions architectural history, its inhabitants, and the stories that have grown up around the most famous house in Washington.

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How Cool Is This Old Photo of the White House in the Late 19th Century?Apr 4, 2014The White House Conservatory in 1857: What It Was Like During James Buchanan and Franklin Pierce’s PresidenciesApr 1, 2014The White House at nightThe White House North Portico After a Snowstorm, February 18, 1907Mar 28, 2014The Hotel Washington, a Beaux-Arts hotel at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.The Hotel Washington: A Century Beside the White HouseJan 24, 2014Jubilant crowd on V-J day dancing on the White House lawnVictory of Japan Day in Washington, DC – Celebrating the End of World War IIDec 19, 2013President Ford on August 10th, 1974: His First Full Day as PresidentDec 17, 2013Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, First Lady from 1889 to 1892, in studio portrait. She drove the 1891 expansion plan with architect Fred D. Owen.Caroline Harrison’s Unbuilt White House Expansion of 1892Dec 5, 2013South view of the White House and South Portico photographed by Charles Cushman in summer 1938, before the Truman renovationA Rare Look at the White House Before the Truman RenovationDec 4, 2013aerial view of the White House looking north - 1990A Rare Look at the White House from Marine OneDec 2, 2013
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