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ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments Buildings Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Monuments Washington (D.C.) Presidents Presidents United States History Washington (D.C.) Buildings, structures, etc Washington (D.C.) Buildings, structures, etc Juvenile literature White House (Washington, D.C.) White House (Washington, D.C.) History White House (Washington, D.C.) Juvenile literatureSummary: Talks about the 83 year construction process and the mission of what has become a house of God for all people. Gives highlights of its history from the vision that started it to the decisions that shaped its progress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WASCollison, Campbell
Summary: "Over the years, U.S. presidents have lived in the President's Palace, the Executive Mansion, and the President's House. What about the White House, you may wonder? Well, it's the same building! But this iconic landmark wasn't given its current name until 1901. What else is there to learn about the White House? Read this book to find out!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2021
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Summary: "A biography of Washington's most famous apartment complex -- the buildings with a thousand stories of the notables who have lived there"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 RODSlade, Suzanne.
Summary: Shares the story of how George Washington had a home built for the future presidents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 SLAClay, Kathryn
Summary: Shares facts about the White House, from its origins in the late 1700s to its current incarnation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 CLAGordon, John Steele
Summary: "Conceived soon after the American Revolution ended, the great monument to George Washington was not finally completed until almost a century later; the great obelisk was finished in 1884, and remains the tallest stone structure in the world at 555 feet.The story behind its construction is a largely untold and intriguing piece of American history, which acclaimed historian John Steele Gordon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 GORBraithwaite, Jill.
Summary: An introduction to the White House, including the history of its construction, a description of its interior and gardens, and its importance as a national symbol.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Company 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 BRASacher, Jason.
Summary: "Though Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most beloved figures in American history and millions of people visit the Lincoln Memorial each year, few are familiar with the intriguing stories behind this national monument. In authoritative yet friendly text and handsome watercolor illustrations, this volume reveals fascinating facts about the monument's design and construction, historic events...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books Llc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.3 SACGingrich, Newt.
Summary: "Significant monuments, memorials, and artifacts found in our Nation's capital are Creator-endowed as seen through a walk through tour of Washington DC"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Integrity Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200.9 GINHalprin, Lawrence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 HALThomas, Christopher A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.3 THOWhitcomb, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.3 WHISummary: When, after prolonged debate, the First Congress tossed the job of choosing the site for the future capital of the new United States into the lap of President George Washington, neither it nor he could have foreseen the great city that would arise at the confluence of the Potomac River and its tributary, the Anacostia. Variously described as the "City on the Hill," a malarial swamp, the new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 1992
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 975.3 WASSeale, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society 1986
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.19 SEA-1Call number: 975.19 SEA-2
Caroli, Betty Boyd.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Book & Music Clubs 1992
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 975.3 CARScruggs, Jan C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1985