The White House was stone grey. The British burned the building. The stone was white washed to cover the scorch marks. It became known as the White House because of this. actually... canada whent across in 1812 the first countery to burn and i mean burn the wite house down and it was blue not grey, look up war of 1812 canada vs america
1812
The War of 1812.
The War of 1812 saw the British come to Washington and burn the White House and other government buildings .
The White House and other building sin Washington DC.
The White House was stone grey. The British burned the building. The stone was white washed to cover the scorch marks. It became known as the White House because of this. actually... canada whent across in 1812 the first countery to burn and i mean burn the wite house down and it was blue not grey, look up war of 1812 canada vs america
1812
to cover up the burn marks from when it burned down in 1812
to cover up the burn marks from when it burned down in 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812.
The War of 1812 saw the British come to Washington and burn the White House and other government buildings .
The White House and other building sin Washington DC.
While the White House was burnt down during the War of 1812, it wasn't burn down in 1812. Instead it was burnt down on August 24, 1814 by British soldiers.
It was called the White House after the British burned it in the War of 1812, and the rebuilt it. They painted it white to cover the burn marks, and so people started calling it the white house.
The white house is white because in 1812 the British set fire to it and a section was burned. So, in 1815 it was painted white to cover the burn marks. Those burn marks are still there under the paint.
Yes. The British burned down the White House, and other public buildings, during the War of 1812.