President's Palace
Although few changes to the White House are visible on the outside, every administration puts its stamp on the house. It has been almost completely redone in three different eras. Rebuilt after the British burned it in 1814, it became known as the White House, although it had always been painted white. Teddy Roosevelt formally adopted the name in 1901. The next year he thoroughly remodeled and updated the structure and added the West Wing. In 1948, the house was gutted when Truman replaced weak wooden beams with steel to prevent its collapse, and built a bowling alley.
A few revisions were less popular: Eisenhower added Muzak in 1953, and Carter added solar panels. In 2014, a congressman prevented the renovation of the bowling alley.
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