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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. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.
The first executive offices were constructed between 1799 and 1820 on the former site of the Washington Jockey Club, flanking the White House. [5] In 1869, following the Civil War, Congress appointed a commission to select a site and submit plan and cost estimates for a new State Department Building, with possible arrangements to house the War and Navy departments.
The section of the avenue between the White House, which is sometimes referred to by its address "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", and the Capitol forms the basis for the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site and is sometimes referred to as "America's Main Street"; [1] it is the location of official parades and processions, and periodic protest ...
The East Wing of the White House in 1992. The East Wing of the White House is a two-story structure [1] [2] that serves as office space for the first lady and her staff, including the White House social secretary, White House Graphics and Calligraphy Office and correspondence staff.
The Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn in April 2017. The South Lawn presents a long north–south vista from the White House. Open to the public until World War II, it is now a closed part of the White House grounds that provides a setting for official events like the State Arrival Ceremony as well as informal gatherings including the annual White House Egg Rolling Contest and staff barbecues.
President-elect cheered at pre-ceremony rally on Sunday as he delivered campaign-style speech flanked by his family, Elon Musk and JD Vance while Kid Rock and The Village People performed live
The White House is in the center. The New Executive Office Building (NEOB) is a U.S. federal government office building in Washington, D.C., for the executive branch. The building is located at 725 17th Street NW, on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street in 1839 with the First Unitarian Church on the northeast corner of 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue visible in the background. Prior to the settlement of the area by European colonists, the Piscataway tribe of Native Americans occupied the northeastern banks of the Potomac River, although no permanent settlements are known in the area now encompassed by the ...