North view

South view• At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

NW in Washington

• A main residence and architectural wings on the east and west sides

• 4 stories, plus a basement and sub-basement

• 55,000 ft² (5,100 m²) of floor space (67,000 ft² including the wings)

• 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms,412 doors,147 windows,28 fireplaces ,8 staircases

• several gardens• B u i l d i n g T y p e l a r g e h o u s e ,

presidential residence, government building

• Const ruc t ion Sys temcut s tone bearing masonry

• Architect- James Hoban• Neoclassical style• Construction began in 13 october 1792• Material used Aquia Creek sandstone

painted white• Architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe in

1801 added low colonnades on each wing that concealed stables and storage

• During the War of 1812,Burning of Washington

• Reconstruction began addition of the semi-circular South portico in 1824 and the North portico in 1829.

Architecture

• Principal façade• Appears to be 2 floor actual 3 floors§ 3 central and 8 side• Prostyle portico§ Flat pediments§ Alternating pointed and segmented

pediments§ Central entrance surmounted by lunette

fanlight and sculpted floral festoon.• Ground floor hidden by a raised carriage

ramp and parapet • The Roofline is hidden by a balustraded

parapet.• entrance guarded by pagan god

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§ Combination of the Palladian and neoclassical styles of architecture§ 3 Floors§ The ground floor is rusticated in the Palladian fashion§ At the center of the façade is a neoclassical projecting bow of three

bays.The bow is flanked by 5 bays§ windows as on the north façade, have alternating segmented and

pointed pediments at first-floor level. • The bow has a ground floor double staircase leading to an Ionic

colonnaded loggia • The more modern third floor is hidden by a balustraded parapet and

plays no part in the composition of the façade., has a promenade (an open walkway suitable for pedestrians).

• Detailed view of alternate windows in first floor of both facade• Greek coloumns

The Residence• four stories high• with a basement and sub-basement,

where various staff and maintenance facilities are located

The East Wing• two stories high• P r e s i d e n t i a l e m e r g e n c y

Operations Center beneath

First Floor• House Family Theater• c o n t a i n s t h e l o b b y, w h i c h

welcomes public visitors to the White House,

• the east Garden Room, the White

Ground floor

The West Wing• two stories high• with the White House Situation Room

and other offices

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First floor

Second floor

Ground floorThe ground floor of the White House Residence connects to the first floor of the West Wing and the first floor of the East Wing because the Residence sits on on a small hill. This floor has 10 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 lavatories.

The first floor of the White House Residence is often called the "State Floor," because this is where formal receptions of state are held. This floor is at the same level as the second floor of the West Wing and the East Wing because the Residence sits on higher ground. This floor has 8 rooms, 1 main corridor, 1 entrance hall.The ceilings are 18 feet high except for the Entrance Hall, where it is 19 feet high, and the East Room, where it is over 20 feet high

Second floor the first family residence, where their bedrooms and private sitting rooms are located, as well as some guest bedrooms such as the Lincoln Bedroom. This floor has 16 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 bathrooms, and 1 lavatory. The first family has overnight guests at the Residence, but visiting chiefs of state usually stay across the street at Blair House, which is the official guest facility for international leaders and is managed and operated by the Department of State.The ceilings are a little over 12 feet high, although above the Entrance Hall and East Room they are a little over 11 feet high

1. Site selection 17912. Construct ion began

17923. Completed in 18004. War of 18125. Fire in 18146. extensions 1824-29(N-

S p o r t i c o s ) b y Benjamin Latrobe

7. West Wing Colonnade a d d e d i n 1 8 5 0 b y Jefferson and Latrobe.

8. named as white house in 1902

9. West Wing, placing the Oval Office at its c e n t e r . i n 1 9 0 9 b y Roosevelt

10. E l l en Axson W i l s o n establishes the first rose garden in the style of 17th-century Italian gardens. in 1910

11. Adittion of East Wing off ice space for the First Lady and staff in 1942

12. T r u m a n e r a reconstruction A steel structure is built within the exter ior shel l . in 1942

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