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  2. White House - Wikipedia

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    In the fall of 1882, work was done on the main corridor, including tinting the walls pale olive and adding squares of gold leaf, and decorating the ceiling in gold and silver, with colorful traceries woven to spell "USA." The Red Room was painted a dull Pomeranian red, and its ceiling was decorated with gold, silver, and copper stars and ...

  3. List of the oldest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    La Casa Blanca: Old San Juan: PR 1521 Government/Residential Located in the Old San Juan National Historic Landmark District. Built as a fortified residence for Juan Ponce de León. The house has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898. San José Church: Old San Juan: PR 1532 Religious

  4. Casa Blanca, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    White's Mill was established at Casa Blanca in 1861 to turn the Pima's grain into flour. [10] At the beginning of the American Civil War, Ammi White began stockpiling flour and other food for the California Column at the mill, which became the target of a raid by the Arizona Rangers a Confederate Army detachment sent to occupy southern Arizona.

  5. Spanish settlement of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    The descendants of Ponce de León's family lived in La Casa Blanca for more than 250 years when in 1779 the Spanish Army took control of it. Finally, the American military moved into La Casa Blanca in 1898. [6] [7] The southern city of Ponce is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of the island's first governor. [8]

  6. Casablanca (film) - Wikipedia

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    Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid.Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her husband (Henreid), a Czechoslovak resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of ...

  7. Casa Blanca, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Because Casa Blanca was already established as a stopping point, Wade established Wade City adjacent to it, platting streets and setting aside land for stores and churches. In 1893, the post office was reactivated. In 1896, Casa Blanca-Wade City had a combined estimated population of 150, a Methodist church, a general store, a gin, and a ...

  8. Casa Blanca, California - Wikipedia

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    Casa Blanca (Spanish for "White House") is a former unincorporated community now an annexed neighborhood of Riverside, in Riverside County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 866 feet (264 m). [ 1 ]

  9. Old San Juan - Wikipedia

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    Casa Blanca (Spanish for white house) is a house museum located in a historical fortification which was the official residence of Juan Ponce de León and his family. Casa de la Familia Puertorriqueña del Siglo XIX (Spanish for house of the 19th-century Puerto Rican family) is a traditional Old San Juan residence showcasing domestic life during ...