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Official residence of the president of the
USA, in Washington DC. It is a plain edifice
of sandstone, built in the Italian
renaissance style 1792-99 to the designs of
James Hoban, who also restored it after it
was burned by the British 1814; it was then
painted white to hide the scars. The interior
was completely rebuilt 1948-52. The
president's study is known from its shape as
the Oval Office. The name White House, first
recorded in 1811, is often adapted to refer
to other residences of the president, for
example Little White House, at Warm Springs,
Georgia, where F D Roosevelt died; Western
White House, at San Clemente, California,
where Nixon had a home.