Meanwhile, brick makers built kilns near the White House building site to produce bricks for the building’s interior structure, while axemen felled trees in Maryland and Virginia forests and …

White House public tours were closed by September, and demolition of the East Wing began on October 20. Two days later, the White House Historical Association announced that it had …

Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to have influence—have bought property and built …

Others have supported exterior projects on the White House Grounds—for example, Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson oversaw the redesign of the East Garden and the creation of the Children’s …

Did Slaves Build the White House? Slavery and the White House Construction on the President's House began in 1792 in Washington, D.C., a new capital situated in sparsely settled region far …

By 1866, Slade was a fixture at the White House, and became President Andrew Johnson’s steward. This federal official was in charge of the domestic management of the White House …

The White House is the home to the president and his family; the office for the president and his staff; the ceremonial stage upon which our nation welcomes its most important visitors, and a …

1934: President Franklin D. Roosevelt increased the office area of a now permanent office wing from 15,000 to 40,000 square feet. A "penthouse" story and an enlarged subterranean office …

Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two states that permitted slavery—Virginia and Maryland—ultimately influenced the …

As the president's office and home, the White House stands as a symbol of American leadership. President George Washington selected the site and approved the final design, but he never...