In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt began a major renovation of the White House, including the relocation of the President’s offices from the Second Floor of the Residence to the newly...

Construction of the White House began at noon on October 13, 1792, with the laying of the cornerstone. [24] [25] The main residence and foundations of the house were built largely by both enslaved and free African-American laborers, and employed Europeans. [26]

2015年3月11日 · When Was the White House Built? Not long after the inauguration of President George Washington in 1789, plans to build an official President’s House in a federal district along the Potomac...

In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt began a major renovation of the White House, including the relocation of the President’s offices from the Second Floor of the Residence to the newly...

2024年10月10日 · Set on 18 acres of land, the White House is made up of the Executive Residence, the East Wing, and the West Wing, with its famous Oval Office. Today, the residence includes six levels with...

Enslaved people were involved in every aspect of White House construction—from the quarrying of stone, to the cutting of timber, to the production of bricks, to the physical labor of assembling its roof and walls.

2 天之前 · The White House is the oldest federal building in the nation’s capital. The building’s history begins in 1792, when a public competition was held to choose a design for a presidential residence in the new capital city of Washington.

2024年5月25日 · Construction on the White House began in 1792, with much of the labor performed by enslaved African Americans, as well as some free Black workers, white laborers, and European artisans. 3 The building process utilized light gray sandstone from the Aquia Creek quarry in Virginia for the exterior walls.

John and Abigail Adams moved into a partially completed White House in late 1800. Construction started eight years earlier, based on James Hoban's design in an architectural competition. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson influenced the building's final look.

2019年2月12日 · Scottish stonemasons whitewashed the building in 1798 to protect the stone, leading to its being called the White House. Washington requested alterations to the original design, adding the...