Front:
THE WHITE HOUSE,
EAST ENTRANCE
Back:
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and Island
Possessions, Cuba,
Canada and Mexico
elsewhere
THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE
3023. WHITE HOUSE, EAST FRONT, WASH-
INGTON. The White House has been the
home of the Presidents from the time of
John Adams to the present. Washington
selected the site, laid the cornerstone in
1792, and with his wife inspected the fin-
ished 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 re-
stored exterior was painted white to ob-
literate the marks of the fire.
(Foster & Reynolds, 1 Madison Av., N. Y.)
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