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The computer, the car, space travel. These technologies, while seemingly old hat now, are examples of monumental technological advancement. Even...
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The National Park Service oversaw the installation of three solar energy systems on the White House grounds in 2002. A system of 167 photovoltaic panels was placed on the roof of the central maintenance building. A solar thermal application for providing hot water for the grounds maintenance staff was added to this building as well. A third system was integrated into the roof of the cabana adjacent to the pool and spa; it heats a hot tub and shower, with overflow energy directed to the outdoor pool.
Go inside the White House and learn about the installation of solar panels on the roof of the residence.
The White HouseThe computer, the car, space travel. These technologies, while seemingly old hat now, are examples of monumental technological advancement. Even...
Whether by hoof, air, waterway, road, or rail, the President’s access to reliable transportation is essential during their time in...
Construction on the President's House began in 1792 in Washington, D.C., a new capital situated in sparsely settled region far...
Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave st...
James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story. In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright,...
Pierre Charles L'Enfant selected the site for the President's House and proposed a grand palace four times larger than the...
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
After 1802, James Hoban concentrated on his successful business partnership with Pierce Purcell in Washington, distancing himself from the politics and...
When James Hoban set sail for America, and where he landed, are not certain. By 1785, Hoban was advertising his services...
For most of the 19th century, the structure of the White House staff remained generally the same. At the top...
White House staff who lived at the President’s House during the nineteenth century, including enslaved and free African Americans, us...
Oscar De Priest’s election to Congress as a Republican representative from Chicago in 1928 created an interesting political and social di...