The White House

"I ask God to give the best of blessings on this house and all that inhabit what afterwards. May louder honest and wise men ever rule under this roof."

--- John Adams

The White House was built from 1792 to 1800, based on Pierre Charles L'Enfant plan for a federal city, the plan was chosen in a competition among nine other proposals. It is said that George Washington was not pleased with the primary plan and found it was too small and simple and notsuited for the presidency of the nation, the White House was enlarged by thirty percent. James Hoban, an Irish architecture, influenced by a palace in Dublin developed the White House. Construction began in the 13th October 1792 by black slaves and free workers, most of them were Irish and Italian immigrants. The first construction took eight years and the White House was ready to use in 1800 and was occupied by John Adams.

The building was namedthe "President's Palace" or "Presidential Mansion", but around 1811 it was said at the White House by the public because the building was painted in white. In 1814 during the war between the American and British White House was burned by British troops, only the outer walls and they needed reconstruction. British troops looted the precious objects of the White House that were never returned, or only for a painting of George Washington and anotherJewelry Box, which was given to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939. At the time of the Civil War, the White House was fully established, and over-crowded. Later it was enlarged and that a National Wing on the east and west wings, which even included in the Oval Office included.

In 1948 the house was in poor condition due to poor maintenance and construction, and it was explained that there is an imminent threat of collapse. So the reconstruction andReconstruction was performed by the command of President Truman, who added more new spaces for workshops, warehouses and a bunker led. Later, Jacqueline Kennedy directed a very extensive renovation of the house and collected artifacts for the new house, including antiques and paintings, other amenities of the house were taken by wealthy donors. Different times of the republic and the world's history had as a theme for each room as Green Room, Blue Room, yellow electedOval Room, Treaty Room .... . Since President Kennedy, each presidential election family had the house, changed according to taste. But has any change in the Committee for the Conservation of the White House will be approved in order to keep the unity and integrity of the house.



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