North Portico
From Lafayette Square.
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The official residence and workplace of the president of the United States, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Every president since John Adams has lived here, from 1800 when the capital moved from Philadelphia, and its name has become shorthand for the presidency itself. It was designed by the Irish-born architect James Hoban in the neoclassical style, modelled on a mansion in Dublin, and built between 1792 and 1800 of sandstone painted white. It was burned in 1814 and rebuilt, and its grounds cover some seven hectares. Most visitors see it from outside: the columned North Portico from Lafayette Square, and the curved South Portico from the Ellipse park, with the White House Visitor Center nearby telling its history and showing its treasures. Interior tours are free but limited; foreign visitors request them through their country's embassy in Washington 21 days to three months ahead, Tuesday to Saturday, per the National Park Service, and the tour route may change because of building works. Viewing from outside is always possible.
From Lafayette Square.
From the Ellipse.
And its history.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington
National Museum of African American History and CultureA Smithsonian museum on the National Mall beside the Washington Monument, the wo10 minutes walk4.7
National Museum of American HistoryThe Smithsonian museum of the heritage of the United States in social, political11 minutes walk4.8
Washington MonumentA white obelisk 169 metres tall at the centre of the National Mall, built to hon11 minutes walk4.6
National MallThe great national park in the heart of Washington, D.C., running about three ki14 minutes walk4.7
National Museum of Natural HistoryThe Smithsonian's natural history museum on the National Mall, opened in 1910 in14 minutes walk4.7Yes, by requesting a tour through their embassy in Washington 21 days to three months ahead; tours are free, per the National Park Service.