The President’s House
When Thomas Jefferson became president of the United States in 1801, the President’s House, which is now known as the White House, stood largely unfinished in the midst of a cleared area at the west end of Pennsylvania Avenue. In this 1820 image by Philadelphia engraver John L. Frederick published in the Analectic Magazine, the home of the president is shown rebuilt after it was burned by the British in 1814.
When Thomas Jefferson became president of the United States in 1801, the President’s House, which is now known as the White House, stood largely unfinished in the midst of a cleared area at the west end of Pennsylvania Avenue. In this 1820 image by Philadelphia engraver John L. Frederick published in the <em>Analectic Magazine,</em> the home of the president is shown rebuilt after it was burned by the British in 1814.