WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D. C.
PUBLISHERS. WASHINGTON, D R.53 SCENIC ART POST CARD ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE The White House has been the home of the Presidents from the time of John Adams to the pre- sent, Washington selected the stone in 1792, site, laid the corner- and with his wife inspected the finished building in 1799. The building is of Virginia freestone. After the house had been fired by British troops in 1814, and only the walls were left standing, the testored exterior was paint- ed white to obliterate the marks of the fire.
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