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[[Image:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|White House, the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]

[[Image:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|White House, the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]

The '''White House''' is the combined home and workplace of the [[President of the United States of America]]. The official address of The White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20050. While every president since [[John Adams]] has lived in the White House, it is not a requirement for the President to reside there.

The '''White House''' is the combined home and workplace of the [[President of the United States of America]]. The official address of The White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20050. While every president since [[John Adams]] has lived in the White House, it is not a requirement for the President to reside there. It was [[George Washington]] who ordered the construction and helped to choose the site while he was president.  

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.