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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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view from White House over front lawn in 1897A Rare Look at the White House Front Lawn in 1897Jun 11, 2013Franklin Square in the snow - April 9th, 1889The History of Franklin Square: From Natural Spring Water to Civil War BarracksApr 19, 2013concert on the South Lawn in 1921Concerts on the White House South Lawn: 1921 and 2009Apr 11, 2013streetcars on New York Ave. (Library of Congress)Streetcars at 15th and New York Ave NW: An Old DC PhotoApr 1, 2013Four adults and six children, from Passaic, N.J., picket the White House following President Coolidge's refusal to listen to their complaints about wage cuts in the textile industryA Rare Moment in Time: A Photograph from the Library of Congress, Circa 1926Mar 18, 2013White House daguerreotype by John Plumbe, Jr. in 1846 (Library of Congress)The Haunted White House: Ghosts, Superstition and the Executive MansionFeb 20, 2013Photograph of President Truman and French President Charles de Gaulle, during welcoming ceremonies on the White House lawn, with officers saluting in the background. (August 22nd, 1945)Charles de Gaulle at the White House With Truman in August 1945Jan 30, 2013gardeners sweeping the White House lawnMen Sweeping the White House South Lawn in the 1920sJan 10, 2013Topographical sketch of the environs of Washington, D.C. : (survey of locality for public park & site for a presidential mansion) / to accompany report of N. Michler, Major of Eng'rs, Bvt. Brig. Gen'l U.S.A.Four New Sites for the White HouseJan 9, 2013
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