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Washington: President George Washington once said of his Mount Vernon, Virginia, home that "No estate in America is more pleasantly situated than this." Washington's estate included more than 8000 acres, and was designed with wooded borders, rolling meadows and groves of trees. Located at the Center and Cross Halls


 

In keeping with the theme Home for the Holidays, replicas from the original family home plans of the nation's Presidents were created by White House staff members and displayed in a wintry forest throughout the rooms of the White House.

Adams | Buchanan | Coolidge | Grant | Hayes | Jackson | Jefferson | Johnson | Lincoln
Madison | F.D. Roosevelt | T. Roosevelt | Van Buren | Washington | Wilson

Test your wits on Presidential Homes with India's Home for the Holidays Quiz.

360 Tour
East Room | Green Room | Blue Room | Red Room | State Dining Room | Center & Cross Halls

Video
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Holiday Photo Essays
Presidential Homes | Decking the Halls | Decorations | Holiday Cheer

Traditions
White House Tree | Presidential Holiday Cards | National Tree | Menorah Lighting |
Hot Chocolate Recipe

Kids
India's Home for the Holidays Quiz | Spotty & Barney's Holiday Tail


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