White House Complex
White House Complex is the name of the four main buildings and surrounding areas used for ceremonies and serves as the seat of the executive branch of the US government .
The White House Complex includes:
- the White House with the Executive Residence where the President lives with his family;
- the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (formerly the Old Executive Office Building);
- the West Wing , which houses the Oval Office , Cabinet Room, and Roosevelt Room ;
- the East Wing , which houses the offices of the First Lady and the Private Secretary of the White House; it provides public access to the state rooms of the Executive Residence for guided tours and social events.
The adjacent open spaces are used for festive and social events, including the White House Rose Garden , the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden , the North Lawn and the South Lawn .
The original building was built between 1792 and 1800. The east and west porticos were designed by Thomas Jefferson and added in 1803. In 1859 the east portico was removed, in 1902 the east wing and west wing and a modified version of the east porticos were built on the foundations of Jefferson's original from 1803.
Layout
credentials
- McKellar, Kenneth, Douglas W. Orr, Edward Martin, et al .: Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion, United States Government Printing Office : 1952.
- Seale, William: The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986. ISBN 0-912308-28-1 .
- Seale, William: The White House: The History of an American Idea. White House Historical Association: 1992, 2001. ISBN 0-912308-85-0 .
- The White House: An Historic Guide. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 2001. ISBN 0-912308-79-6 .
Web links
- National Park Service website from President's Park and White House Complex
- The White House Museum shows the map of the White House Complex
Coordinates: 38 ° 53 '51.4 " N , 77 ° 2' 11.4" W.