The White House

1:1000 scale miniature paper model, about 2 inches wide by 1 inch tall when built

The presidential palace was a major part of Pierre L’Enfant’s plan of Washington. President John Adams was the first occupant of the house when it was completed in 1800. The building was burned by the British in the War of 1812, but was rebuilt. It has been remodeled, redecorated and renovated numerous times since, but remains a treasure house of American history.

A 1:750 scale version of this model is printed in the book American Landmarks: Miniature Models to Cut and Assemble

Read more:

• The official website of the White House
• A history of the building on about.com
• The White House Historical Association
• A list of other buildings modeled on the White House
• The White House in Miniature – a 1:12 scale model which has toured the US numerous times since 1962
• The White House in Miniature, by Gail Buckland & John Zweifel, WW Norton (1994)
• The President's House: 1800 to the Present, by Margaret Truman, Ballantine Books (2005)

How to build the White House Order the postcard