The structure was formerly known as the "President's Palace," "Presidential Mansion," or "President's House." In official circumstances, the name "Executive Mansion" was used until President Theodore Roosevelt established the formal name in 1901 by having "White House–Washington" engraved on the stationery.
The White House is the president of the United States' official house and workplace. It has been the home of every US president since John Adams in 1800, and is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The phrase "White House" is frequently used to refer to the president and his or her aides.
James Hoban, an Irish-born architect, created the home in the neoclassical style. Hoban based the structure on Leinster House in Dublin, which now houses the Irish legislature, the Oireachtas. Between 1792 and 1800, Aquia Creek sandstone painted white was used in the construction. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he erected low colonnades on either wing to hide stables and storage (with the help of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe). The mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington in 1814, during the War of 1812, destroying the interior and charring much of the façade. Reconstruction began almost quickly, and in October 1817, President James Monroe moved into the partially rebuilt Executive Residence. The semi-circular South portico and the North portico were added to the outside in 1824 and 1829, respectively.
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