A．It became official before President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved upon his stationery.B．It derives the name from the color of the building.C．The building was restored after being burned in 1814, so the smoke -stained gray stone walls were painted white.D．Actually the cognomen White House was applied to the building some time before it was painte
A．It became official before President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved upon his stationery.
B．It derives the name from the color of the building.
C．The building was restored after being burned in 1814, so the smoke -stained gray stone walls were painted white.
D．Actually the cognomen" White House "was applied to the building some time before it was painte