to cover up the burn marks from when it burned down in 1812
About 3,000 gallons of paint were used to paint the White House.
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No one named it the White House, but it happened after the burn marks were covered by white paint after the British burned it in 1812. To paint a house in the 1800's was very expensive and a whole house painted white would have stood out in undeveloped Washington DC. People began to refer to it as the "White House" so it came in general usage.
I work for Sherwin Williams paints and from what I understand it is our paints that paint The White House. The paint is a special mix. Everyone who comes in contact with the paint has to go through a background check.
The scientific answer for white paint on houses is the same as why we wear white in hot climates-- white reflects the sunlight away from the house during the summer. This keeps the house cooler than houses with dark colored paint.
It was after the War of 1812. In this time people didn't paint houses because paint was so expensive, but after the White House was burned by the British to cover the burn marks it was painted white. It was a natural thing for people to refer to it as the White House from that point since it was the only painted house in the area. The reference stuck so now we know it as the White House .
The exterior of the White House is covered in 300 gallons of paint. There are 135 rooms in the White House. There is 55,000 square feet of space in the White House. The first president to occupy the White House was John Adams in 1800.
After the British burned the executive mansion in 1812 it was painted white to cover the burn marks. In the 1800's it was very expensive to paint a house so to paint a whole house white was unusual. People began to refer to it as the "White House" because it stood out against the undeveloped Washington DC and it was the only one painted white. It stood out.
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In 1812 the British burned the executive mansion in Washington DC and to cover the burn marks it was painted white. Paint was very expensive in the 1800's so houses were not painted and to paint a whole house white was very unusual. Today the burn marks are still under the paint.