Thomas Jefferson proposed to George Washington that a national competition be held for the design of a "President's House". Although many Entered the competition (including Jefferson under an assumed name), President Washington chose an Irish born architect living in South Carolina, James Hoban. Hoban based his design on Dublin's Leinster House, today the seat of Irish Parliament. Model by Mason Thrall. #AIA150 #capital #District_of_Columbia #exectutive #Executive_Branch #house #President #USA #Washington_DC
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