Did you know this about the White House?
Barack Obama is the first Black occupant of the White House but the mansion has a far older Afro-American connection. It was built by Black labourers, both slave and free
There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms & 6 levels in the White House.
There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases and 3 elevators
In 1801 a cooking stove replaced the kitchen’s open-hearth fireplace.
Today, with 5 full-time chefs, its kitchen can serve dinner to 140 guests & hors d’oeuvres to more than 1,000 people
The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outer surface
Electricity was installed in 1891; White House acquired its first electric refrigerator in 1926 and air conditioning in 1933
Central heating system was fitted in 1837 and running hot water piped into the first family’s second floor bathroom in 1853
First hydraulic elevator installed in 1881, the first electric elevator in 1898
