The history of WH

By cboisumeau@notre-dame-reze.fr
  • 1790

    1790

    President Washington signed an act of Congress declaring that the federal government would reside in a district
  • 1792

    1792

    Construction began when the first cornerstone was laid in October
  • 1800

    1800

    White House was nearby completed
  • 1805

    1805

    Thomas Jefferson held the first Inaugural open house
  • 1814

    1814

    The White House survived to a first fire during the war of 1812
  • 1929

    1929

    The White House survived to another fire