LEGO Architecture 21006 - Renovating The White House

RenovatingTheWhiteHouse
DuringthisrenovationthesouthporticowasaddedItis
rumored that following the fire the house was painted
whitetohelpcoversootstainsfromthefireandthatitis
from this time that people began to refer to it as “The
WhiteHouse”
Between  and  The White House was
extensivelyrenovatedDuringthisrenovationtheinterior
ofthehousewasguttednewfoundationswerebuiltand
asteelframeworkwasaddedtoreinforcethebuilding’s
originalsandstonewalls
- ResidenceConstruction
- ThomasJeffersonEnhancements
- JamesMadisonReconstruction
- ArchitecturalImprovements&War
- Post-WarRenovation
- VictorianOrnamentation
- TheodoreRooseveltRestoration
& RoofExpansions
- TrumanReconstruction
- KennedyRenovation
Sincetheearlyseachpresidentialadministrationhas
seen the White House as a kind of living museum
making changes to the decor and maintaining the
building’sstructureandexteriorbutmakingverylimited
alterations to the architecture and layout In the early
s the White House exterior was extensively
refurbishedwithsomelayersofpaintremovedand
thesandstoneexteriorrepairedandrepaintedIn
the White House embarked onan extensive “greening”
projecttoreduceenergyconsumption
National Park Service, Abbie
Rowe, Courtesy of Harry S. Truman
Library.
National Park Service, Abbie
Rowe, Courtesy of Harry S. Truman
Library.
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