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CORNERSTONE LAID ON THIS DAY IN 1792

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George Washington (left) lays the cornerstone of the White House.


The cornerstone was laid for a presidential residence in the newly
designated capital city of
Washington, D.C. In 1800, President
John Adams became the first president to reside in the executive
mansion, which soon became known as the “White House” because
its white-gray
Virginia freestone contrasted strikingly with the red
brick of nearby buildings.

 

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