|The North façade of the White House, completed in 1824, located on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Date 12:29 P.M., 6 July 2007 High Resolution Image (2597 × 1735 pixel, file size: 545 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)|
|South view of the White House. Photograph taken by Teddy Yoshida (Harajuku) on June 30, 2004. High Resolution Image (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1.62 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)|
White House Facts
For two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the United States government, and the American people. Its history, and the history of the nation’s capital, began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790 declaring that the federal government would reside in a district "not exceeding ten miles square…on the river Potomac."
President Washington, together with city planner Pierre L’Enfant, chose the site for the new residence, which is now 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As preparations began for the new federal city, a competition was held to find a builder of the "President’s House." Nine proposals were submitted, and Irish-born architect James Hoban won a gold medal for his practical and handsome design. White House Facts
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