Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
Word Origin: White House

Legend says it got the name White House when it was rebuilt and painted white after the British burned it in 1814. In fact, it was known as the White House at least three years earlier. A letter of 1811 mentions a politician who went "to act as a sort of political conductor to attract the lightning that may issue from the clouds round the Capitol and the White House at Washington."
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lol what kinda horrible answer is this? They are saying 'oh it's named the white house because after the British burned it they painted it white'

Then they turn around saying 'well it was called the white house 3 years before that lulz'... SO WHY was it called the white house 3 years earlier #@%@#%#@$^ answers.com