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白宫基本资料(国外英文资料) White House [construction site] : northwest Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, d.c. Start time: October 13, 1792 Completion time: on November 1, 1800 Covering area: 73,000 square meters Building area: 5,100 square meters Building height: the main building is 26 meters high and 52 meters wide [architectural level] : 3 levels 【 structural form 】 : white new classical style sandstone Building cost: $2.4 million [investment unit] : the U.S. government [construction purpose] : residence and office 【 English name 】 : White House [designer] : James Hoban, Irishman (James hobben) Presidents residence and office The origin of the name The White House is where the President and the government work. During the war between Britain and the United States in 1812, British troops occupied Washington and set fire to buildings including the Capitol and the presidential palace. Then, in order to hide the traces of the fire, the red stone wall of the presidential residence in 1814 was painted white. Since then, people have called it the White House. Introduction of the White House The White House is 1600 Pennsylvania avenue in downtown Washington. Geographical coordinates: 53 51.33 38 ° N, 77 ° 2 11.70 W, lafayette square in the north, south, Ellies park and on the other side of the tall Washington Monument, is a white building on the second floor. The White House was not a White House, or the White House. It was called the presidential mansion and the palace of the President. Built in 1792, it was a gray sandstone building. Since 1800, it has been the office of the President of the United States and his family. But in the second American and British war in 1812, British troops invaded Washington. On August 24, 1814, the British burned down the building, leaving only a bare shelf. In 1817, the President ordered a white coat of paint to be painted on a gray sand stone to cover the burn. The presidential palace has since been known as the White House. U.S. President Theodor