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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century architectural work
architectural design
building plan
design for the White House
alsoKnownAs original White House design
architect James Hoban
architectNationality Irish
associatedArchitect Pierre Charles L’Enfant
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
surface form: United States
creator James Hoban
depicts intended appearance of the President's House
designedFor President of the United States
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
surface form: Office of the President of the United States
hasFeature central block with portico
columned portico
multiple stories
rectangular plan
symmetrical façade
heritageStatusOfRealization National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmark (White House)
historicalPeriod Early Federal period
influencedBy Leinster House, Dublin
surface form: Leinster House

Palladian architecture
classical architecture
languageOfWork English
locatedInPlannedCity Washington, D.C.
surface form: Federal City (Washington, D.C.)
locationIntended 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
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
presidential residences
timePeriod 1790s
use basis for later alterations to the White House

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James Hoban notableWork President's House (original design)