Who built the White House?
George Washington and a city planner by the name of Pierre L’enfant chose the site. A competition was held for the design, which was narrowed down to 9 candidates. In 1791 James Hoban, an Irish architect, won the commission to build the presidential residence and his design was eventually built. The British burned it in 1814, but it was rebuilt and enlarged under Hoban’s direction. In the 1820s, Hoban added eastern and western terraces. The latest addition of the West Wing (1902) and East Wing (1942) provided additional office space.
the whitehouse George Washington and a city planner by the name of Pierre L’enfant chose the site. A competition was held for the design, which was narrowed down to 9 candidates. James Hoban an Irish architech won and his design was built. The building itself was put up by slaves along with Irish and Italian immigrants.
