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=White House=

In each country, there is a special house made for the presidents to live in. One of them is The White House. The White House is recognized not only in The USA, but world widely, it is known as the symbol of the presidency. It is where the U.S. president lives. However, it’s not only for the president’s residential. In the White House, there are offices for the president and his staffs, and also ceremonial occasions are held in there. This building was first planned by the president George Washington and designed by the Irish-American architect James Hoban. He was the winner of the design contest held during the George Washington period. They started building it in 1792 and finished in 1800. Later, new pavilions and porticos were added by Benjamin Latrobe, because Thomas Jefferson didn’t like some things about the building. However, the British soldiers burned it during the War of 1814, so it was rebuilt from 1815 to 1817. The architectural style of this building is the Georgian Neoclassical style or the Federal style.. The stonemasons used for this building were from Scotland. This huge building is total 18 acres, and contains 132 rooms. The address of the White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The first president to live in the White House was Thomas Jefferson, the second president of the United States. As I said, it was burned in 1814 during the War of 1812. The building was given its name by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1901.