White House Kitchen Garden

The White House has had multiple vegetable gardens since its completion in 1800. John and Abigail Adams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama all have had their own versions of vegetable gardens.

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Type: Garden
Description: Garden of the official residence of the US President
Also known as: “White House vegetable garden” and “White House Vegetable Garden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

The Oval Office

Government office

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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 580 feet north of White House Kitchen Garden.

Washington Monument

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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 2,400 feet south of White House Kitchen Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

White House Kitchen Garden

Categories: kitchen garden and recreation area
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89581° or 38° 53′ 45″ north

Longitude

-77.03709° or 77° 2′ 14″ west

Open location code

87C4VXW7+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 244112977

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

Wikidata ID

Q7994917

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“White House Kitchen Garden” goes by many names.

Chinese: “白宫菜园”
German: “Weißes Haus Küchengarten”
Latvian: “Baltā nama sakņu dārzs”
Ukrainian: “Овочевий сад Білого дому”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include White House Tennis Court and Children’s Garden.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as White House Tennis Pavillion and South Lawn Fountain.

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