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THE WHITE HOUSE
AND FOGGY BOTTOM

The official residence of the President, the White Daughters of the American Revolution building
House is one of the most distinguished buildings and the Corcoran Gallery. East of the White
in DC and was first inhabited in 1800. Although House is the Foggy Bottom area, which was
burned by the British during the War of 1812, built on swampland. Notable edifices here
most of today’s building remains as it was include the Kennedy Center, the State Depart­
planned. Other buildings surrounding the ment building, and the notorious Watergate
White House are worth a visit, such as the Complex, focus of the 1970s Nixon scandal.
Sights at a Glance
Galleries e National Academy of Sciences Restaurants see pp185–7
5 Renwick Gallery r State Department 1 The 51st State Tavern
7 Corcoran Gallery of Art Performing Arts Center 2 Ancora
Squares o The Kennedy Center pp120–21 3 Aroma
3 Lafayette Square Church 4 Bayou
5 Blue Duck Tavern
u Washington Circle y St. Mary’s Episcopal Church 6 The Bombay Club
Historic Buildings 7 Café Lombardy
4 Hay-Adams Hotel 8 City Bites
6 Eisenhower Executive Office 9 Firefly
Building 10 Founding Farmers
8 Octagon Museum 11 Georgia Brown’s
9 Daughters of the American 12 Marcel’s
Revolution 13 One Fish, Two Fish
t George Washington University 14 Potbelly Sandwich Shop
i Watergate Complex 15 Rasika West End
16 Roof Terrace Restaurant
Official Buildings 17 Rural Society
1 The White House pp110–13 See also Street Finder maps 2, 3 18 Vidalia
2 Treasury Building 19 Westend Bistro
0 Organization of American States 0 meters 500
q Department of the Interior Building
w Federal Reserve Building 0 yards 500
300 yards M STREET NW
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The south portico of the White House For keys to symbols see back flap
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