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[[Image:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The White House, the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]
[[Image:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The 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 street 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. Adams and his wife Abigail, moved into the mansion while it was still under construction.
'''The White House''' is the combined home and workplace of the [[President of the United States of America]]. The official street 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. [[Harry Truman]] lived across the street in the Blair House (also owned by the government) while the White House was thoroughly renovated in 1949-52.
[[George Washington]] ordered the construction and helped to choose the site while he was president. Adams and his wife Abigail, moved into the mansion while it was still under construction.
The original name was the Presidential Palace or President's House; it acquired the sobriquet ''The 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 ''The 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.