RenovatingTheWhiteHouse
DuringthisrenovationthesouthporticowasaddedItis
rumored that following the fire the house was painted
whitetohelpcoversootstainsfromthefireandthatitis
from this time that people began to refer to it as “The
WhiteHouse”
Between and The White House was
extensivelyrenovatedDuringthisrenovationtheinterior
ofthehousewasguttednewfoundationswerebuiltand
asteelframeworkwasaddedtoreinforcethebuilding’s
originalsandstonewalls
- ResidenceConstruction
- ThomasJeffersonEnhancements
- JamesMadisonReconstruction
- ArchitecturalImprovements&War
- Post-WarRenovation
- VictorianOrnamentation
- TheodoreRooseveltRestoration
& RoofExpansions
- TrumanReconstruction
- KennedyRenovation
Sincetheearlyseachpresidentialadministrationhas
seen the White House as a kind of living museum
making changes to the decor and maintaining the
building’sstructureandexteriorbutmakingverylimited
alterations to the architecture and layout In the early
s the White House exterior was extensively
refurbishedwithsomelayersofpaintremovedand
thesandstoneexteriorrepairedandrepaintedIn
the White House embarked onan extensive “greening”
projecttoreduceenergyconsumption
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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