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{{Short description|Official residence and workplace of the US president}}
{{Short description|Official residence and workplace of the US president}}
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{{Infobox building
| name            = White House
| image            = White House north and south sides.jpg
| image_size      = 250px
| caption          = Top: the [[Executive Residence]]'s northern facade with a columned portico facing the North Lawn and [[Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.|Lafayette Square]]<br /> Bottom: the Executive Residence's southern facade with a semi-circular portico facing the [[South Lawn]] and [[The Ellipse]]
| map_type        = United States Washington, D.C. central#United States Washington, D.C.#USA
| map_caption      = Location of the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]]##Location in Washington, D.C.##Location in United States
| coordinates      = {{coord|38|53|52|N|77|02|11|W|type:landmark_region:US-DC|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| address          = 1600 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]] [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|NW]]<br />[[Washington, D.C.]] 20500<br />U.S.
| current_tenants  = [[Joe Biden]], President of the United States and the [[Family of Joe Biden|First Family]]
| architect        = [[James Hoban]]<br />[[Benjamin Henry Latrobe]]
| owner            = Federal Government of the United States
| floor_area      = {{convert|55000|sqft|abbr=on}}
| website          = {{URL|https://whitehouse.gov}}
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| start_date      = {{Start date and age|1792|10|13}}
| completion_date  = {{Start date and age|1800|11|1}}{{r|jYAHg}}
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[[File:Aerial view of the White House.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Aerial view of the White House complex, including [[Pennsylvania Avenue]] (closed to traffic) in the foreground, the [[Executive Residence]] and North Portico (center), the [[East Wing]] (left), and the [[West Wing]] and the [[Oval Office]] at its southeast corner.]]
The '''White House''' is the [[official residence]] and workplace of the [[president of the United States]]. Located at 1600 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]] [[Northwest (Washington, D.C.)|NW]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since [[John Adams]] in 1800 when the national capital was moved from [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House History |url=https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702020106/https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The "White House" is also used as a [[metonymy|metonym]] to refer to the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=N/A |first=Michael |title=White House vs Capitol Building: What is the Difference? |url=https://newspire.net/articles/white-house-vs-capitol-building/#google_vignette |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=Newspire |date=July 7, 2023}}</ref>
The '''White House''' is the [[official residence]] and workplace of the [[president of the United States]]. Located at 1600 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]] [[Northwest (Washington, D.C.)|NW]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since [[John Adams]] in 1800 when the national capital was moved from [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House History |url=https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702020106/https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The "White House" is also used as a [[metonymy|metonym]] to refer to the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=N/A |first=Michael |title=White House vs Capitol Building: What is the Difference? |url=https://newspire.net/articles/white-house-vs-capitol-building/#google_vignette |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=Newspire |date=July 7, 2023}}</ref>


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