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He submitted his design to the contest in 1792, but it took about 7 years to actually build the building.

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What architectural style is the White House?

The White House uses a combination of Palladian and neoclassical styles in its architecture design. The original design of the White House was created by James Hoban, so it has gone through a number of modifications over the years.


Who rebuilt the White House after the War of 1812?

The White House was rebuilt after the War of 1812 by James Hoban, the original architect who designed the building.


What is the description and architecture of the White House?

Originally, plans for a "President's Palace" were developed by artist and engineer Pierre Charles L'Enfant. He envisioned a majestic home approximately four times the size of the present White House. The government held a competition to design a more practical White House and Irish-born architect James Hoban won. The "White House" proposed by Hoban was a refined Georgian mansion in the Palladian style. Built of pale gray sandstone, it would have three floors and more than 100 rooms. George Washington decided that this design was not wuite grand enough and the plan was enlarged about 30%.


Who was the architect for the White House and how was he chosen?

In 1792 George Washington dismissed engineer/architecture Pierre Charles L' Enfants design for insubordination, so he set up a compititon, two actually, one for the Presidents House and one for the Capital. The winner of the compitition for the White House was James Hoban an Immigrant from Ireland that lived in Charleston, South Carolina until he moved to Washington DC in 1792 where he staid until he died in 1831.


Who was president when the term White House was originated?

President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901. In previous times in history, the White House has been known by several different names such as the President's Palace, the President's House and the Executive Mansion. George Washington chose the site for the White House in 1791 and construction began fairly soon after with the cornerstone being laid in 1792. There was a competition run for people to submit designs for thePresidents house and this was won by an Irish architect by the name of James Hoban. President John Adams moved into the house before it was finished in 1800, eight years after it was started. British soldiers set fire to the house in 1814 and much of it had to be rebuilt with the work being done by James Hoban over a period of 3 or 4 years. The South and North Porticos were added in 1824 and 1829 respectively.