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210  W ASHINGT ON , DC & THE C APIT AL REGION

i The White House

The official residence of the president, the White House was
designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban. Known as the
Executive Mansion, it was first occupied in 1800 by President
John Adams. Burned by the British in 1814, the partially
rebuilt edifice was reoccupied in 1817. In 1901, President The White House
Theodore Roosevelt renamed the building the White House The official residence of the
and ordered the West Wing to be built. The East Wing was US president for 200 years,
added in 1942, completing the building as it is today. the White House façade is
Beautifully decorated with period furniture, valuable antiques, familiar to millions of people
around the world.
and paintings, the White House attracts more than a million
and a half visitors every year.

. State Dining Room
Able to seat as many as 140 people,
the State Dining Room was
enlarged in 1902. A portrait of
President Abraham Lincoln, by
George P.A. Healy, hangs
above the mantel.

KEY
1 The stonework has been painted
over and over to maintain the
building’s white façade.
2 The West Terrace leads to the
West Wing and the Oval Office,
the president’s official office.
3 The East Terrace leads to the
East Wing.
4 The East Room is used for
large gatherings, such as dances
and concerts.
5 Treaty Room
6 The Green Room was first
used as a guest room before . Red Room
Thomas Jefferson turned it into One of four reception rooms, the Red Room
a dining room. is furnished in red in the Empire Style
7 Blue Room (1810–30). The fabrics were woven in the
US from French designs.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp234–6 and pp237–9

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