"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message thlink.net...

The color of the White House has nothing to do with the burning of the
structure by the British in 1814. The building was first made white with
lime-based whitewash in 1798, when its walls were finished, simply as a
means of protecting the porous stone from freezing.

My sentiments exactly.

http://www.snopes.com/language/colors/whithous.htm