White House
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The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S.
Top: the Executive Residence's northern façade with a columned portico facing the North Lawn and Lafayette Square in 2008 Bottom: the Executive Residence's southern façade with a semi-circular portico facing the South Lawn and The Ellipse in 2006
An aerial view of the White House complex, including Pennsylvania Avenue (closed to traffic) in the foreground, the Executive Residence and North Portico (center), the East Wing (left), and the West Wing and the Oval Office at its southeast corner in April 2007
James Hoban's Charleston County Courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, whose design Washington admired
A 1793 elevation by James Hoban; his three-story, nine-bay original submission was altered into this two-story, 11-bay design.
East Wing
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The East Wing was a portion of the White House complex in Washington, D.C. that was built in 1902, significantly expanded in 1942, and demolished in 2025. In the month prior to the demolition, site pr
The East Wing of the White House in 2007
The White House East Entrance in 1899, before the first East Wing construction
The original East Wing shortly after its completion in 1902
Demolition of the East Wing on October 21, 2025