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The White House Conference Center is an annex building of the
The White House Conference Center is an annex building of the White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in ...
in Washington, D.C.
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The Colonial Revival
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...
building is located across Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue is a diagonal street in Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County, Maryland, that connects the White House and the United States Capitol and then crosses the city to Maryland. In Maryland it is also Maryland Route 4 (MD 4 ...
at 726 Jackson Place
Jackson Place is a Washington, D.C. street located across from the White House and forming the western border of Lafayette Square between Pennsylvania Avenue and H Street, NW, beginning just south of Connecticut Avenue.
History
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and was used as a temporary press location during remodeling of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
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The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room is a small theater in the West Wing of the White House where the White House press secretary gives briefings to the news media and the president of the United States sometimes addresses the press ...
from August 2006 to June 2007.
Along with 718 Jackson Place, 726 is a replica of the pre-Civil War row houses in Jackson Square built in the 20th century (late 1960s to early 1970s).Fodor's Washington, D.C. 2008 With Mount Vernon, Alexandria & Annapolis, p101]
Meeting rooms
* Truman Room * Eisenhower Room * Lincoln Room * Jackson RoomSee also
*Blair House
Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The President's Guest House has been called "the world's most exclusive hotel" because it is primarily used ...
References
External links
* White House Office buildings in Washington, D.C. Colonial Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-stub