Facts you didn’t know about the White house The White House cornerstone was laid in 1792, but did you know that a house in Ireland may have been the model for its design? The mansion in the new U.S. capital was to be built using drawings by Irish-born James Hoban, who had studied in Dublin. Previous Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2018-12-09 admin Share ! tweet