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The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park.
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 NEOB is the brick building in the extreme upper left-hand corner of the photo. 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.
The North Lawn at the White House An American Elm, Ulmus americana, with yellow fall foliage Presidential reviewing stand and North Lawn The North Lawn and a column of the North Portico photographed from the present President's Dining Room, c. 1902 The White House North Lawn and its statue of Thomas Jefferson in the 1860s, during the Abraham Lincoln administration
The Executive Residence is the central building of the White House complex located between the East Wing and West Wing. It is the most recognizable part of the complex, being the actual "house" part of the White House. This central building, first constructed from 1792 to 1800, is home to the president of the United States and the first family ...
On Inauguration Day, the newly sworn-in president opened the White House to the public, and an estimated 20,000 persons flooded the building. China and glasses were shattered, upholstered ...
By 1948 the White House had become physically unstable, and the house was temporarily vacated while a major reconstruction took place. The building's interior was dismantled, the furnishings and decorative items were stored, and a new steel frame was built within the exterior walls.
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