How many toilets does the White House have?

The White House remains a place where history continues to unfold. There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence.
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Are there 32 bathrooms in the White House?

There are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 levels to accommodate all the people who live in, work in, and visit the White House. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 7 staircases, and 3 elevators.
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Does the White House have public restrooms?

Restrooms. Restrooms are located at the White House Visitors Center, located at 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.
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When did the White House get its first toilet?

The White House Gets Flushing Toilets

The first flushing toilet in the White House was reportedly installed during Millard Fillmore's presidency in 1853. Of course, this was an early iteration of today's modern toilet.
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Where are the bathrooms in the White House?

The White House has (excluding storage rooms): 10 rooms on the Ground Floor, 1 main corridor, 6 restrooms; 8 rooms on the State Floor, 1 main corridor, 1 entrance hall; 16 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 bathrooms, and 1 restroom on the 2nd floor; and 20 rooms, 1 main corridor, 9 bathrooms on the 3rd floor.
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What's Inside of the White House?



Does the White House have a pool?

The White House has had two different pools since the 1930s. The indoor swimming pool opened on June 2, 1933, after a campaign led by the New York Daily News to raise money for building a pool for President Franklin D.
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Does the White House have a Jacuzzi?

Later, a changing cabana (pool house) with showers was added, which can be reached via an underground passageway from the West Wing. A solar heating system warms water in the cabana, pool and a nearby hot tub. The First Families have enjoyed the pool, too.
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Does the White House have air conditioning?

All of the White House mechanical systems were replaced in the Truman renovation (1948-1952), including central air conditioning.
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How is the White House heated?

Polk ordered a furnace and duct system be built to warm the State and Second Floors. The furnace system was improved to increase its capacity and plaster-lined air ducts were built to the State Rooms, bedrooms, and offices terminating in registers of silver plate, brass, or iron in the least important rooms.
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Who put the first bathtub in the White House?

The first bathtub in the White House was installed in 1850 by President Millard Fillmore soon after he saw the first tub in Cincinnati.
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How much is a bathroom in the White House?

The White House remains a place where history continues to unfold. There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators.
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Is there a swimming pool under the White House press room?

The room was also re-wired with more than 500 miles of fiber-optic cable. The swimming pool space below the briefing room floor remained structurally intact and was utilized to house electronics for supporting press operations.
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What room does the president sleep in?

The President's Bedroom is a second floor bedroom in the White House. The bedroom makes up the White House master suite along with the adjacent sitting room and the smaller dressing room, all located in the southwest corner.
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What secret rooms are in the White House?

The White House Historical Association has it that there is, in fact, only one secret passageway—and it's not exactly a secret: an emergency passage-cum-bomb shelter called the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, which lies underneath the White House.
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Does the queen have her own room in the White House?

The Queens' Bedroom is on the second floor of the White House, part of a guest suite of rooms that includes the Queens' Sitting Room.
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Does the president have his own kitchen in the White House?

Though the White House comes with its own chef—which comes with the residence—presidents and their families must pay for their own food. First Lady Michelle Obama confirmed this in a 2018 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Here are 8 perks U.S. presidents get to keep after leaving office.
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Has there ever been a White House fire?

On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1813.
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How many fires has the White House survived?

It is also the only private residence of a head of state that is open to the public, free of charge. The White House has a unique and fascinating history. It survived a fire at the hands of the British in 1814 (during the war of 1812) and another fire in the West Wing in 1929, while Herbert Hoover was President.
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How much does it cost to keep up the White House?

However, the cost to taxpayers associated with running the White House under is still approximately $1.4 billion per year. The costs include staffing, travel, and security.
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Is there a bowling alley in the White House?

The basement of the White House, the Washington, D.C. residence and workplace of the president of the United States, is located under the North Portico and includes the White House carpenters' shop, engineers' shop, bowling alley, flower shop, and dentist office, among other areas.
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Do any employees live in the White House?

It was further expanded with the Truman Reconstruction and currently contains 20 rooms, nine bathrooms, and a main hall. This floor was once used for staff bedrooms, but no staff currently live in the White House.
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How many rooms sleep in the White House?

Designed by James Hoban, the White House has 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms and 6 levels in the residence.
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Are there any famous rooms in the White House?

Some of the White House's most famous rooms include the Oval Office, the Situation Room, the Cabinet Room, and the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.
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What is the most famous bedroom in the White House?

The Lincoln Bedroom is perhaps the most famous guest room in the White House today. However, President Lincoln never slept in the room or the bed that bears his name. First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln first purchased the bedstead for the Prince of Wales Room in 1861.
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Does the White House have a private movie theater?

Located in the East Terrace, the White House Family Theatre was created in 1942 when President Franklin Roosevelt converted a cloakroom known as the “Hat Box” into a theatre.
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