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Architecture · SET 21054

The White House

The White House recreates residence, wings and porticoes in a symmetrical architectural composition.

Pieces: 1,483
Release year: 2020
Theme: Architecture
Set number: 21054
LEGO recommended age: 18+
LEGO retail price · Italy: 99.99 €

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TIME TO BUILD

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Beginner

≈ 8 hSuggested range5 h – 11 h 45 min

Intermediate

≈ 5 h 30 minSuggested range3 h 30 min – 8 h

Experienced

≈ 4 hSuggested range2 h 30 min – 6 h

Based on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.

How we estimate times · sources and method

Repeated columns, pale façades and sectional symmetry. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.

Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.

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Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.

Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

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The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

Three sections

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Gardens and a fountain

Outdoor spaces accompany the East and West Wings’ colonnades.

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Beyond the set

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The first residents

John and Abigail Adams became the first official residents in 1800, when the building was still new.

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John and Abigail Adams became the White House’s first official residents in 1800. George Washington had selected James Hoban’s design before construction began in 1792. The president shaping its beginnings was therefore not its first occupant, linking the building with successive administrations.

National Park Service

Burned and rebuilt

British troops burned the house in 1814. James Hoban completed its reconstruction in 1817.

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British troops burned the White House in 1814 during the War of 1812. Original architect James Hoban completed reconstruction in 1817. Its institutional continuity includes recovery from destruction rather than an untouched origin, with rebuilding restoring the residence to its purpose.

National Park Service

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

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THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE

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SET THE MOOD

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OUR PICK

Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works and Concertos

Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons

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