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construction of an underground bunker the presidential emergency operations center peoc among its uses the east wing intermittently housed the offices and staff of the first lady and the white house social office in 1977 rosalynn carter became the first to place her personal office in the east wing and to formally call it the office of the first lady in july 2025 the trump administration announced plans for a ballroom to be added to the existing east wing 104 105 however the administration later decided to replace the original east wing with a new much larger east wing including the ballroom a rebuilt colonnade rebuilt offices for the first lady over a rebuilt bunker and military complex slated to open in september 2028 106 107 the original east wing was demolished in october 2025 to make way for the new structure 91 108 as of february 2026 the project is projected to cost 400 million 109 the construction is allegedly completely funded by private donations 104 105 although by june 2026 federal funds totaling at least 352 million have been diverted to the project 110 grounds the white house and grounds cover just over eighteen acres 7 3 ha before the construction of the north portico most public events were entered from the south lawn whose grading and landscaping was ordered by thomas jefferson he also drafted landscaping for the north lawn that included large trees that would mostly obscure the view of the house from pennsylvania avenue during the mid to late 19th century a series of ever larger greenhouses were built on the west side of the house where the current west wing is located during this period the north lawn was planted with ornate carpet style flowerbeds the general layout of the white house grounds today is based on the 1935 design by frederick law olmsted jr of the olmsted brothers firm commissioned by president franklin d roosevelt during the kennedy administration the white house rose garden was redesigned by rachel lambert mellon the rose garden borders the west colonnade bordering the east colonnade is the jacqueline kennedy garden which was begun by jacqueline kennedy but completed after her husband s assassination the grounds include a tennis court a jogging track and a putting green 40 on the weekend of june 23 2006 a century old american elm ulmus americana l tree on the north side of the building came down during one of the many storms amid intense flooding among the oldest trees on the grounds are several magnolias magnolia grandiflora planted by andrew jackson including the jackson magnolia reportedly grown from a sprout taken from the favorite tree of jackson s recently deceased wife the sprout planted after jackson moved into the white house the tree stood for over 200 years in 2017 having become too weak to stand on its own it was decided it should be removed and replaced with one of its offspring 111 112 michelle obama planted the white house s first organic garden and moved two beehives to the south lawn after white house carpenter charlie brandt began beekeeping as a hobby on the complex a few years prior 113 114 the organic produce and honey is used in food preparation for the first family state dinners and gatherings while serving as official gifts 115 in 2026 melania trump installed an artisan crafted executive residence shaped beehive on the south lawn 114 116 during donald trump s first term melania trump oversaw the design and construction of the white house tennis pavilion and renovated the rose garden 90 117 in 2025 president trump initiated the installation of an 88 foot flagpole on the north and south lawn and a granite patio replacing the rose garden lawn 118 119 in 2026 a temporary 5 000 seat arena was erected on the south lawn for ufc freedom 250 the only professional sporting event to be held on white house grounds 120 after the arena was dismantled a granite helipad designed with the presidential seal was constructed in its place to accommodate the new sikorsky vh 92 patriot marine one whose powerful rotor wash uprooted grass and created hazardous debris 121 122 123 marine one prepares to land on south lawn where state arrival ceremonies are held a view from the south with the south fountain a view from the north with the north fountain artisan beehive on south lawn 124 marine one initial takeoff from white house helipad public access and security further information white house visitors office and list of white house security breaches for security reasons the section of pennsylvania avenue on the north side of the white house is closed to all vehicular traffic except that of government officials the white house receives up to 30 000 visitors each week 125 the chief usher coordinates day to day household operations historical accessibility like the english and irish country houses it was modeled on the white house was from the start open to the public until the early part of the 20th century inspired by washington s open houses in new york and philadelphia john adams began the tradition of the white house new year s reception 126 thomas jefferson permitted public tours of his house which have continued ever since except during wartime and began the tradition of an annual reception on the fourth of july president jefferson held an open house for his second inaugural in 1805 and many of the people at his swearing in ceremony at the capitol followed him home where he greeted them in the blue room those open houses sometimes became rowdy in 1829 president andrew jackson had to leave for a hotel when roughly 20 000 people celebrated his inauguration inside the white house his aides ultimately had to lure the mob outside with washtubs filled with a potent cocktail of orange juice and whiskey 127 the practice continued until 1885 when newly elected grover cleveland arranged for a presidential review of the troops from a grandstand in front of the white house instead of the traditional open house those receptions ended in the early 1930s president bill clinton briefly revived the new year s day open house in his first term aviation incidents in february 1974 a stolen u s army helicopter landed without authorization on the white house s grounds 128 twenty years later in 1994 a stolen light plane flown by frank eugene corder crashed on white house grounds instantly killing him 129 during the september 11 attacks shortly after notice of the plane impacts the white house staff and other occupants were ordered to evacuate by the u s secret service after a call was made to them from ronald reagan washington national airport air traffic control staff stating there is an aircraft coming at you though an aircraft never did show up 130 on may 12 2005 as a result of increased security regarding air traffic in the capital the white house was evacuated after an unauthorized aircraft approached the grounds 131 after being forced to land by two f 16 fighter jets and a black hawk helicopter at a small airport nearby the pilot was identified to be a student pilot who accidentally breached white house grounds without knowledge 131 on january 27 2015 at 3 a m an intoxicated man flew a quadcopter drone from his apartment near the white house but lost control of it prompting it to crash on the southeast side on white house grounds the white house was temporarily locked down by the secret service shortly after an officer reported witnessing a drone flying at a low altitude investigators suspected that the drone accidentally flew and breached into the property because of either wind or trees 132 133 in june 2023 fighter jets moved to intercept a light aircraft that violated washington dc airspace near the white house before it crashed in virginia 134 all occupants in the intrusion aircraft were killed closure of pennsylvania avenue a uniformed u s secret service agent on pennsylvania avenue on may 20 1995 primarily as a response to the oklahoma city bombing of april 19 1995 the united states secret service closed off pennsylvania avenue to vehicular traffic in front of the white house from the eastern edge of lafayette park to 17th street later the closure was extended an additional block to the east to 15th street and east executive avenue a small street between the white house and the treasury building after september 11 2001 this change was made permanent in addition to closing e street between the south portico of the white house and the ellipse 135 in response to the boston marathon bombing the road was closed to the public in its entirety for a period of two days the pennsylvania avenue closure has been opposed by organized civic groups in washington d c they argue that the closing impedes traffic flow unnecessarily and is inconsistent with the well conceived historic plan for the city as for security considerations they note that the white house is set much farther back from the street than numerous other sensitive federal buildings are 136 prior to its inclusion within the fenced compound that now includes the eisenhower executive office building to the west and the treasury building to the east this sidewalk clarification needed served as a queuing area for the daily public tours of the white house these tours were suspended in the wake of the september 11 attacks in september 2003 they resumed on a limited basis for groups making prior arrangements through their congressional representatives or embassies in washington for foreign nationals and submitting to background checks but the white house remained closed to the public 137 due to budget constraints white house tours were suspended for most of 2013 due to sequestration 138 the white house reopened to the public in november 2013 139 protection the white house complex is protected by the united states secret service and the united states park police during the 2005 presidential inauguration nasams norwegian advanced surface to air missile system units were used to patrol the airspace over washington d c the same units have since been used to protect the president and all airspace around the white house which is strictly prohibited to aircraft 140 141 births deaths and weddings at the white house births eighteen children have been born at the white house including grover cleveland s daughter esther 142 143 other children born at the white house james madison randolph grandson of thomas jefferson 144 asnet hughes son of ursula granger and wormley hughes enslaved people owned by jefferson 145 146 147 two children of frances hern and david hern enslaved people owned by jefferson 148 the fossett children four children born to fanny fossett and edith fossett enslaved women owned by jefferson 148 mary louisa adams granddaughter of john quincy adams 149 mary emily john samuel and rachel jackson donelson grand nieces and nephew of andrew jackson 150 rebecca van buren granddaughter of martin van buren 151 letitia christian tyler and robert tyler jones grandchildren of john tyler 152 153 julia grant cantacuzène granddaughter of ulysses grant 154 francis bowes sayre jr grandson of woodrow wilson deaths two presidents william henry harrison and zachary taylor and three first ladies letitia tyler caroline harrison and ellen wilson have died at the white house 155 156 others who have died at the white house include rebecca van buren granddaughter of martin van buren and abraham lincoln s son william wallace lincoln 151 weddings there have been nineteen documented weddings and four separate wedding receptions at the white house 157 158 the only president to marry in the white house was grover cleveland who married frances folsom on june 2 1886 in the blue room the children of sitting presidents who married in the white house are maria hester monroe gouveneur 1820 john adams ii 1828 elizabeth tyler 1842 nellie grant 1874 alice roosevelt longworth 1906 jessie wilson sayre 1913 eleanor wilson mcadoo 1914 and tricia nixon cox 1971 luci johnson 1967 and jenna bush hager 2008 held their receptions at the white house 158 gallery the first presidential mansion samuel osgood house in manhattan occupied by washington from april 1789 february 1790 the second presidential mansion alexander macomb house in manhattan occupied by washington from february august 1790 andrea palladio s illustration project for francesco et lodovico de trissini from the book i quattro libri dell architettura published in 1570 the north portico of the white house compared to leinster house the château de rastignac compared to the south portico of the white house c 1846 the third presidential mansion president s house in philadelphia occupied by washington from november 1790 march 1797 occupied by adams march 1797 may 1800 government house in manhattan built in 1790 1791 was designed to be the permanent presidential mansion but congress moved the national capital to philadelphia before its completion president s house in philadelphia built in the 1790s was not used by any president after the presidential mansion known as the white house was moved from philadelphia to the new national capital of washington d c the earliest known photograph of the white house taken c 1846 by john plumbe during the administration of james k polk additions proposed by architect frederick d owen in 1890 159 the building s north front has been on the reverse of the u s 20 bill since 1998 an illustration of the south side was used for 70 years prior to its issuance logo of the white house under president donald j trump see also architecture of washington d c art in the white house camp david pedro casanave germantown white house graphics and calligraphy office list of largest houses in the united states list of national historic landmarks in washington d c list of the oldest buildings in washington d c list of residences of presidents of the united states number one observatory circle residence of the vice president replicas of the white house reported white house ghosts white house acquisition trust white house chief calligrapher white house chief floral designer white house christmas tree white house communications agency white house endowment trust white house executive chef white house fellows white house history white house social secretary category individual rooms in the white house notes l enfant identified himself as peter charles l enfant during most of his life while residing in the united states he wrote this name on his plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t he united states washington d c and on other legal documents however during the early 1900s a french ambassador jean jules jusserand popularized the use of l enfant s birth name pierre charles l enfant reference bowling kenneth r 2002 peter charles l enfant vision honor and male friendship in the early american republic george washington university washington d c isbn 978 0 9727611 0 9 the united states code states in 40 u s c 3309 a in general the purposes of this chapter shall be carried out in the district...