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A
south view of White House from the air.
Erik Kvalsik |
- The White
House is 168 feet (51.2 meters) long
- The White
House is 85 feet 6 inches (26.1 meters) wide without
porticoes; 152 feet wide with porticoes.
- The overall
height of the White House (to the top of the roof)
is 70 feet on the south and 60 feet 4 inches on the
north; the façade (grade of lawn to parapet)
is 60 feet on the south (lawn at 54 feet above sea
level) and 50 feet 4 inches on the north.
- It takes
300 gallons of white paint to cover the exterior of
just the residence portion of the White House (center),
excluding the West and East Wings.
- The White
House fence encloses 18 acres of land.
- The White
House has 132 rooms, including 16 family-guest rooms,
1 main kitchen, 1 diet kitchen, 1 family kitchen,
and 35 bathrooms.
- The White
House has (excluding storage rooms): 10 rooms on the
Ground Floor, 1 main corridor, 6 restrooms; 8 rooms
on the State Floor, 1 main corridor, 1 entrance hall;
16 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 bathrooms, and 1 restroom
on the 2nd floor; and 20 rooms, 1 main
corridor, 9 bathrooms on the 3rd floor.
- Floor
area (total of 6 floors) approximately 55,000 square
feet.
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