White House Complex

White House Complex is the designation for the four main buildings and surrounding areas used for ceremonies and serves as the seat of the executive branch of the U.S. government.

Go to White House Complex includes:

  • The White House with the Executive Residence, in which the President lives with his family;
  • The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (formerly the Old Executive Office Building );
  • The West Wing, in which the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, and the Roosevelt Room are located;
  • The East Wing, which houses the office of the First Lady and the private secretary of the White House; it is the public access to the state rooms of the Executive Residence during guided tours and social events.

The adjoining open areas are used for ceremonial and social events, including the White House Rose Garden, the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the North Lawn and the South Lawn.

The original building was built in 1792-1800. The eastern and western porticos were designed by Thomas Jefferson and built in 1803. 1859 the eastern portico was removed. In 1902, the east wing and the west wing and a modified version of the eastern porticos were built on the foundations of Jefferson's original of 1803.

Ground plan

Credentials

  • McKellar, Kenneth, Douglas W. Orr, Edward Martin, et al.: Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion, United States Government Printing Office: 1952.
  • Seale, William: The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986 ISBN 0-912308-28-1. .
  • Seale, William: The White House: The History of an American Idea. White House Historical Association: 1992, 2001 ISBN 0-912308-85-0. .
  • The White House: An Historic Guide. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 2001 ISBN 0-912308-79-6. .
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