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== Facts ==
== Facts ==
[[Image:Harnett Cincinnati Enquirer.jpg|thumb|William M. Harnett's Cincinnati Enquirer, at the White House.]]
[[Image:Harnett Cincinnati Enquirer.jpg|thumb|William M. Harnett's Cincinnati Enquirer, at the White House.]]
* A main residence and architectural wings on the east and west sides
* 4 stories, plus a basement and sub-basement
* 55,000 ft² (5,100 m²) of floor space (67,000 ft² including the wings)
* 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms, including 16 family-guest rooms, 1 main kitchen, 1 diet kitchen, 1 family kitchen
* The White House hosts about 5,000 visitors a day, or 1,825,000 visitors a year.
* 412 doors
* 147 windows
* 28 fireplaces
* 8 staircases
* 3 elevators (main, pantry, and a lower-levels elevator under the Grand Staircase)
* several gardens
* a tennis court
* a basketball court
* a putting green
* a bowling alley
* a movie theater
* a jogging track
* a swimming pool
*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.
*The overall height of the White House (to the top of the roof) is 70 feet on the south and 60 feet 4 inches on the north; the façade (grade of lawn to parapet) is 60 feet on the south (lawn at 54 feet above sea level) and 50 feet 4 inches on the north.
*The overall height of the White House (to the top of the roof) is 70 feet on the south and 60 feet 4 inches on the north; the façade (grade of lawn to parapet) is 60 feet on the south (lawn at 54 feet above sea level) and 50 feet 4 inches on the north.
*It takes 300 gallons of white paint to cover the exterior of just the residence portion of the White House (center), excluding the West and East Wings.
*It takes 300 gallons of white paint to cover the exterior of just the residence portion of the White House (center), excluding the West and East Wings.
*The White House fence encloses 18 acres of land.
*The White House fence encloses 18 acres of land.
*The White House has (excluding storage rooms): 10 rooms on the Ground Floor, 1 main corridor, 6 restrooms; 8 rooms on the State Floor, 1 main corridor, 1 entrance hall; 16 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 bathrooms, and 1 restroom on the 2nd floor; and 20 rooms, 1 main corridor, 9 bathrooms on the 3rd floor. <ref>[http://www.whitehousehistory.org/index.html]White House Historical Association
*The White House has (excluding storage rooms): 10 rooms on the Ground Floor, 1 main corridor, 6 restrooms; 8 rooms on the State Floor, 1 main corridor, 1 entrance hall; 16 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 bathrooms, and 1 restroom on the 2nd floor; and 20 rooms, 1 main corridor, 9 bathrooms on the 3rd floor.
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