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The White House
The White House has served as the residence and workplace of every US president except George Washington since John Adams moved in during 1800, making it one of the oldest continuously used government buildings in the entire country and the oldest public building in Washington, DC. British troops burned the building during the War of 1812, leaving only the exterior sandstone walls standing, and the subsequent reconstruction is credited with the tradition of painting the building white specifically to cover the resulting smoke and fire damage — though the building may have already been whitewashed before the fire for weatherproofing reasons. The building has grown substantially from its original single-residence design, adding the West Wing in 1901 under Theodore Roosevelt and the East Wing later, to accommodate a growing executive staff, while the original residence portion has undergone several major renovations, including a near-total internal rebuild during the Truman administration after engineers found the structure dangerously close to collapse. For a Washington, DC attractions list, the White House is the essential "burned, rebuilt, still standing" entry — an 1800 presidential residence torched by British troops in 1812, now the oldest continuously used government building in the country and the literal center of the executive branch.
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US Capitol
The US Capitol's construction began in 1793, with George Washington himself laying the cornerstone, and the building has been expanded and rebuilt repeatedly since — including a rebuild after British troops burned it during the War of 1812 — culminating in the current cast-iron dome, completed during the Civil War in 1863 as a deliberate symbol of national unity even as the country was actively at war with itself. The dome is topped by the Statue of Freedom, a roughly 19-foot bronze figure that had to be cast in sections and hoisted into place, with President Lincoln reportedly insisting construction continue uninterrupted through the war specifically to signal confidence that the Union would endure. The building houses both chambers of Congress and has been the site of numerous significant historical events, including the certification of presidential elections and, more recently, the January 6, 2021, breach of the building during the certification of the 2020 election — an event that caused significant damage and remains one of the most consequential incidents in the Capitol's history. For a Washington, DC attractions list, the US Capitol is the essential "unity under fire" entry — a Civil War-era dome completed as a deliberate wartime symbol, still the working seat of Congress and the site of the country's most consequential political moments.
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