President's House (original design)
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President's House (original design) is the original architectural plan for the White House in Washington, D.C., created by Irish-born architect James Hoban in the 1790s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century architectural work
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architectural design ⓘ building plan ⓘ design for the White House ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | original White House design ⓘ |
| architect | James Hoban ⓘ |
| architectNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| associatedArchitect |
Pierre Charles L’Enfant
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surface form:
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
|
| associatedWith | Washington, D.C. city plan ⓘ |
| commissionContext | establishment of the permanent U.S. capital ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | 1792 design competition for the President's House ⓘ |
| competitionResult | winning design ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | James Hoban ⓘ |
| depicts | intended appearance of the President's House ⓘ |
| designedFor |
President of the United States
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executive residence of the United States ⓘ |
| designedForBuilding | White House ⓘ |
| designStart | 1792 ⓘ |
| functionIntended |
official residence
ⓘ
seat of the executive branch ⓘ |
| genre | architectural plan ⓘ |
| hasClient |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
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surface form:
Office of the President of the United States
|
| hasFeature |
central block with portico
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columned portico ⓘ multiple stories ⓘ rectangular plan ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfRealization |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark (White House)
|
| historicalPeriod | Early Federal period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Leinster House, Dublin
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surface form:
Leinster House
Palladian architecture ⓘ classical architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInPlannedCity |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Federal City (Washington, D.C.)
|
| locationIntended |
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| materialIntended | stone ⓘ |
| medium | architectural drawings ⓘ |
| partOf | development of the Federal City ⓘ |
| patron | George Washington ⓘ |
| realizedAs | White House ⓘ |
| relatedBuilding | White House ⓘ |
| style | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| subject |
United States executive architecture
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presidential residences ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1790s ⓘ |
| use | basis for later alterations to the White House ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.