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1790sThe Presidents House was a major feature of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 plan for the city of Washington. He envisioned a...
White House Dimensions
- 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 faade (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.
- 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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