Which American President was the first to enjoy indoor plumbing in the White House?”
The idea of installing indoor plumbing originated with the Madison administration, but it wasn’t actually carried out until the Jackson administration (1829 – 1937), so I suppose that Andrew Jackson would technically have been the first American President to enjoy indoor plumbing in the White House. Directly from the website cited below: “By 1831, the Commissioner of Public Buildings purchased a bubbling spring at Franklin Square in order to pipe water up to the White House in “trunks” or wooden pipes made of drilled-out logs. As the ponds were dug and the laying of pipe got under way, the engineer decided to substitute iron pipe for the wooden trunks. This was for fire protection, not convenience to the household. A fire engine, purchased by Monroe, was kept with the White House coaches. By the time ground was broken in the spring of 1833, water was still provided by two original wells located in the breezeways between the house and wings. Laborers dug three reservoirs: one at the Tre
