FactsfromTheWhiteHouse
Location: .......................... 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D.C. USA
Style : .................................. Neoclassical Federal blended
with Irish Palladianism
Materials: ......................... Aquia Sandstone
Size : .................................... 55,000 ft
2
(5,110 m
2
)
Year: .................................... First cornerstone laid in October
of 1792. The full construction of
the building took place between
1792 and 1800 when the fi rst
residents moved in.
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