Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1910 — The White House. [ARTICLE]

The White House.

tTie White House 1b tne official residence of the President of the United States. The name arose from the fact that the building is built of freestone and painted white. It Is 170 feet long, 86 feet deep and two stories In height. The portico Is lonic and the main entrance faces the north. The reception rooms are on tfae first floor and the private apartments of the President on the second. The reception rooms include the Blue room, used for diplomatic functions, the East room, used for public receptions, and the Red and Green rooms. The original official residence was begun In 1792 and was first occupied in 1800 by Adams, but in 1814 it was burned by the British and four years later rebuilt. During recent years executive offices jhave been built on the grounds and connected with the residence, proper. For purposes of diagnosis, the people may be divided into two classes: those who have rheumatism, and those who know a cure for it.