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