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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.
A little over a week after going up, a chain-link fence across from the White House has been spontaneously dotted with placards, paintings and artifacts.
President's Park South, commonly called The Ellipse, is a 52 acres (21 ha) park located just south of the White House fence. The entire park is open to the public, and features various monuments within walking distance, including the Washington Monument , the Lincoln Memorial , the Jefferson Memorial , and others.
The White House's Blue Room refurbished in 1995 with contributions from the White House Historical Association's White House Endowment Trust. The White House Historical Association, founded in 1961 [4] through efforts of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, is a private, nonprofit organization [5] that works to preserve the history of the White House and make its history more accessible to the public.
The White House complex and vicinity, viewed from the north with the Potomac River, Jefferson Memorial, and Washington Monument visible to the south. Congress enacted legislation in September 1961 declaring the White House a museum. Furniture, fixtures, and decorative arts could now be declared either historic or of artistic interest by the ...
They were met with an unusual sight – a heavy, metal fence around 10 feet high surrounded the White House, the street in front, and a bronze statue of former President Andrew Jackson astride his ...
The additional fencing erected around the White House last week has quickly become a wall of protest signs and artwork memorializing George Floyd. Protesters cover new White House fence with ...
The fence on June 19, 2020. The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence (BLM Memorial Fence) was a two-block eight-month long protest art installation of Black Lives Matter memorials attached by visitors and community activists to the chain link fence outside the White House on H Street, between Vermont Avenue and Connecticut Avenue NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. in 2020 and 2021.