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Renovating The White House
During this renovation the south portico was added. It is
rumored that following the fire, the house was painted
white to help cover soot stains from the fire, and that it is
from this time that people began to refer to it as “The
White House”.
Between 1948 and 1952, The White House was
extensively renovated. During this renovation the interior
of the house was gutted, new foundations were built and
a steel framework was added to reinforce the building’s
original sandstone walls.
1792-1800: Residence Construction
1801-1809: Thomas Jefferson Enhancements
1814-1817: James Madison Reconstruction
1825-1865: Architectural Improvements & War
1866-1872: Post-War Renovation
1873-1901: Victorian Ornamentation
1902-1904: Theodore Roosevelt Restoration
1917 & 1927: Roof Expansions
1948-1952: Truman Reconstruction
1961-1963: Kennedy Renovation
Since the early 60s, each presidential administration has
seen the White House as a kind of living museum,
making changes to the decor and maintaining the
building’s structure and exterior, but making very limited
alterations to the architecture and layout. In the early
1990s, the White House exterior was extensively
refurbished, with some 40 layers of paint removed and
the sandstone exterior repaired and repainted. In 1993,
the White House embarked on an extensive “greening”
project to reduce energy consumption.
National Park Service, Abbie
Rowe, Courtesy of Harry S. Truman
Library.
National Park Service, Abbie
Rowe, Courtesy of Harry S. Truman
Library.
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