After its completion in Washington, D.C., the White House was built on the proposal of Congress. President George Washington personally assisted Pierre Longfang, a city planner, in choosing this place. The architect in charge of the project was selected through competition and received nine schemes. Irish James Hoban won this honor. The foundation stone was laid in June 1792 65438+ 10/3, and its design imitated the seat of the Irish parliament, which was originally located on the first and second floors of the Duke's House in Dublin, Ireland. The project was completed in 1 800165438+1October1,which took eight years and cost $23,2371.83. Considering inflation, it is now about $2.4 million.

The colonnade didn't become a part of the building until around 1825.

The original name of this building is "Presidential Palace" or "Presidential Palace". Dolly Madison called it "the President's Castle". It was not until 18 1 1 that the public first recorded that it was called the "White House" because of its white stone exterior wall. Before President theodore roosevelt printed "White House" on stationery in 190 1 to establish the official name, the name "Executive Mansion" was often used in official documents.

1 800165438+1October1,john adams became the first president to live in the White House. 18 14 During the Anglo-American War +08 12, most parts of Washington were set on fire by British troops, and the interior of the White House was burned down. Only the outer wall remained, but it was later rebuilt. The exterior wall was repainted with white, but it should be noted that the White House began repainting with white from 1798, and repainting after the fire was not the reason for the name of the White House as rumored by the public. 184 16 August 16, when president john tyler vetoed a bill calling for the establishment of the second bank of the United States, the white house was attacked again. Party member, an enraged Whig Party, created the bloodiest riot in American history at that time and even today in the White House Square. As free as English and Irish houses, the White House was open to the public until the early 20th century. 1805, President Thomas Jefferson unveiled the White House at his second inauguration ceremony. At that time, most people who attended his swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill followed him home and received him in the Blue Room.

Those receptions sometimes become very chaotic: 1829, about 20,000 citizens gathered at the White House to congratulate President andrew jackson on his inauguration, and he was forced to hide in a hotel. His assistant finally had to lure the mob out with a strong cocktail full of orange juice and whiskey. However, this habit remained until 1885, and the newly elected President Grover Cleveland arranged one at the White House.

Jefferson also approved the public to visit the White House, which has continued to this day except in wartime, and began the tradition of receiving on New Year's Day and Independence Day every year. This reception stopped in the early 1930s.

The White House was recognized as a national historic landmark on1February 1960.