For more than a century, U.S. Presidents have been renovating, expanding and modernizing the White House. Construction of the White House began in 1792. The British burned it down in 1814 and it was restored in 1817.

Personal tastes of presidents - as well as the demands of a growing federal government - has helped dictate changes over time to the White House.

What began as an architectural balance to the West Wing eventually became a symbolic seat of power for First Ladies.

The East Wing is not the only casualty of President Donald Trump’s planned $300 million White House State Ballroom. Satellite images obtained by ABC News show that crews have razed at least six historic trees as well as the entire Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, which was located adjacent to the East Colonnade.

Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing is the “heart.”

Gen Zers are tearing down Lego White Houses in response to President Donald Trump’s East Wing demolition in a new TikTok trend.

In its 225-year history, the White House has been burned by British troops, reconstructed, expanded, and gut-renovated. This past week, it was partly demolished by its current occupant, who is building a huge ballroom.

Trump administration responds to ballroom criticism by posting White House timeline that includes cocaine discovery, Muslim Brotherhood visit and Clinton scandal.