White House Complex

White House Complex

The White House Complex is the designation of the four principal structures, and the adjoining outdoor ceremonial areas, which serve as the seat of the executive branch of United States government. The structural components include the Executive Residence where the First Family resides; the Old Executive Office Building which houses the executive offices of the President and Vice President of the United States; the West Wing, the location of the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and Roosevelt Room, and the East Wing which houses the office of the First Lady, White House Social Secretary, and provides public access to the State Rooms of the Executive Residence for tours and social events.

The adjoining outdoor spaces are used for ceremonial and social events. They include the Rose Garden, Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, North Lawn, and South Lawn.

The central executive residence, original building, was built 1792-1800. The east and west porticos were designed by Thomas Jefferson and built in 1803. In 1859 the East Colonnade was dismantled. The East Wing and West Wing were constructed in 1902, and a modified version of the east colonnades was constructed in 1902 on the same foundations of Jefferson's 1803 original.

Layout

References

* 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, 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.

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/whho/ The National Park Service site on the President's Park and White House Complex]
* [http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/grounds.htm White House Museum site showing layout of the White House Complex]


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