White House Rose Garden

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Country: USA

Location: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC

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Size: 0.2 acres

Year Construction Started: 1913

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Fun Facts:

- During World War I twenty sheep lived on the South Lawn of the White House and kept the grass closely cropped. Wool was in high demand, so their wool was auctioned as a novelty item to benefit the American Red Cross.

- The rose garden was a pet project of President Kennedy. In 1965 it was officially dedicated as the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.

- Goats used to be White House garden pests. Abraham Lincoln's children were the first to live in the White House. His two youngest sons had two pet goats who notoriously ate the gardens' flowers.