What color was the white house before it was white?

Answer 1

Many people including have supposed that the White House was painted white in order to cover burn marks left by British troops in 1814.

I just finished a guided tour of the White House today, where it was explained that the exterior walls were constructed of sandstone quarried from Aquia Creek quarry in Stafford VA.

The presidential structure was painted white in 1798, (16 years before the White House was burned) in order to protect the sandstone from damage caused by water and winter freezes.

The name "White House" did not become official until Theodore Roosevelt issued an executive order in 1901, although there are many references to "the White House" that predate the war of 1812.

Answer 2

No. The White house was not black at any time, but the White House was a very light brown in the time of Abe Lincoln. Never black. People don't paint houses to be black, but different colors. What is the essence of the question?

Answer 3

Yes. Yet, in one small section today under that white paint can be seen the burn marks from the War of 1812 when the British burned it. In the 1700's houses were not painted because the cost of paint was so expensive so to paint a house meant that it was special.

Answer 4

No it has been white since the first time it was built.

Answer 5

It was always a shade of white since it was built with whitish stone. It got somewhat whiter after the British burned the interior and it was painted white.

Answer 6

The answer is it was all white even before it was white