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The original name was the Presidential Palace or President's House; it acquired the sobriquet ''White House'' after it was burned by the British during the [[War of 1812]], and subsequently covered over by white paint to hide the exterior scorch marks.
The original name was the Presidential Palace or President's House; it acquired the sobriquet ''White House'' after it was burned by the British during the [[War of 1812]], and subsequently covered over by white paint to hide the exterior scorch marks.
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== Facts ==
== Facts ==
[[Image:Harnett Cincinnati Enquirer.jpg|thumb|William M. Harnett's Cincinnati Enquirer.]]
*The White House is 168 feet (51.2 meters) long
*The White House is 168 feet (51.2 meters) long
*The White House is 85 feet 6 inches (26.1 meters) wide without porticoes; 152 feet wide with porticoes.
*The White House is 85 feet 6 inches (26.1 meters) wide without porticoes; 152 feet wide with porticoes.
[[Thomas Jefferson]] was among the many people who submitted a plan for the White House. His design, however, was not chosen. Instead, James Hoban, an Irish immigrant architect living in Charleston, [[South Carolina]], won the competition and a $500 prize, with a design modeled after Leister House in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. [http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/nation/whitehse_2]
[[Thomas Jefferson]] was among the many people who submitted a plan for the White House. His design, however, was not chosen. Instead, James Hoban, an Irish immigrant architect living in Charleston, [[South Carolina]], won the competition and a $500 prize, with a design modeled after Leister House in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. [http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/nation/whitehse_2]
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== See also ==
*[[Oval office]]
*[[Architecture]]
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[[Category:United States]][[Category:Buildings]]