Why was the White House painted white, with two rather huge trees covering the view of the wings?
Answers : The reason was to hide the burn marks left over by the British troops during their retreat in 1814.Namrata and ananya got it right in that order.
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It was believed that to cover the burn marks caused by bomb attacks, the house was painted white
Many people including at least one encyclopedia have supposed that the white house was painted white in order to cover burn marks left by British troops in 1814.
But the exterior walls were constructed of sandstone quarried from Aquia Creek quarry in Stafford VA.
The presidential structure was painted white in 1798, (16 years before the White House was burned) in order to protect the sandstone from damage caused by water and winter freezes.
Because the British set fire to it in the war of 1812.
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