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[Postcard of White House in Washington D. C.]

Description: Postcard of a two story white house with columns supporting the roof at the entrance and a fountain at the center of the courtyard. The postcard adds the following information, "The White House has been the home of the Presidents, from the time of John Adams to the present. Washington selected the site, laid the corner-stone in 1792, and with his wife inspected the finished building in 1799. The building is of Virginia freestone. After the house had been fired by British troops in 1814, and onl… more
Date: August 25, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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