Keywords: monuments washington dc washingtondc presidency smithsonian probably public domain probablypublicdomain outdoor building architecture country house SI Neg. 96-1795. Date: 1996...The north exterior of the White House in Washington, D.C. including the lawn and fountain. Construction began on the White House when the first cornerstone was laid in October of 1792. Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the house, he never lived in it. It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife Abigail, moved in. ..Credit: Eric Long (Smithsonian Institution) SI Neg. 96-1795. Date: 1996...The north exterior of the White House in Washington, D.C. including the lawn and fountain. Construction began on the White House when the first cornerstone was laid in October of 1792. Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the house, he never lived in it. It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife Abigail, moved in. ..Credit: Eric Long (Smithsonian Institution) |