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White house facts? |
Travel Info Can someone give me some interesting facts about the white house Travel Tips There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators. The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface. The movements of the President, First Lady and others are tracked within the White House. The Secret Service and ushers are alerted by signal when they enter a room. The construction of the White House started in 1792, the total cost was $232,372. The first bath tubs in the White House were portable and made of tin; water was hauled in buckets. Source(s): http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/facts.... http://www.whitehousehistory.org/06/subs... Other Travel Tips It will be Obama's home in just a few short years! it is white and big It takes up 18 acres of prime DC real estate. President Lincoln's ghost is rumored to still be active in the white house. There was a fire during the Madison administration |
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