Cristal Davila
White House
Plans
In 1792 James Hoban drew plans and sketches of the White House to start getting ready to build the White House.
The Damage
In 1814 the British soldiers came into the federal city and fired cannons and burned many buildings including the White House. They also burned the inside of the White House.
The Rebuild
In 1815 James Hoban was rehired to rebuild the White House. The total cost to rebuild the White House is about $300,000 dollars . It cost that much because the walls are made out of sandstones and painted white . Also it has a total of 164 rooms,147 windows, 28 fireplaces, and it is 3 stories high.
Bibliography
" White House ". Britannica School. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 2014
Quiri, Patricia Ryon. The White House . New York: Franklin Watts, 1996.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry: plan of principal story of the White House, 1807. Photograph.Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
White House . Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
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