The White House - The White House is the official home and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. The house is built of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. As the office of the U.S. President, the term 'White House' is used as a metonym for a U.S. president's administration. The property is owned by the National Park Service and is part of 'President's Park.'