Jun 21, 2022 · The National Park Service and United States Secret Service began construction on a new White House fence in July 2019. Construction around the 18-acre White House complex will be completed in eight phases using over 3,500 feet of steel fencing.

The Commission of Fine Arts approved concepts for a new White House fence proposed by the National Park Service and the United States Secret Service. The proposed fence will be taller, stronger, and equipped with anti-climb and intrusion detection components.

Feb 15, 2023 · The White House fence serves an important purpose: protecting the President, their family, and the historical building from dangerous intruders. The 13 foot higb fence with advanced anti-climbing features to keep individuals out is a symbol of executive power and national security.

President Thomas Jefferson ordered the construction of a wooden post and rail fence around the White House. By 1808, he had replaced the fence with a stone wall that enclosed the White House Grounds.

Jul 10, 2019 · Construction began Tuesday on a new 13-foot fence around the White House. The existing fence is six-foot-six inches, and people still manage to find a way to jump the barrier and throw things over it with alarming frequency.

Jul 24, 2015 · Thomas Jefferson installed a post-and-rail fence around the White House. At one end of the South Lawn, he erected an eight-foot wall with a sunken ditch to keep livestock from grazing in the...

Feb 15, 2024 · President Thomas Jefferson is credited with erecting the White House’s first fence, a post and rail construction built in 1801. His aesthetic concerns included serpentine walks, fencing off a private garden, and a crafting a flower border to a lawn by Tiber Creek.

2 days ago · Dramatic video captured a man dressed all in black getting stuck climbing tall security fencing outside the White House — with witnesses hearing him say “F–k it” before trying to climb over.

Jul 17, 2019 · Workers construct a protective barrier ahead of a higher fence being erected in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 15, 2019. The White House will begin new construction this month to build a taller fence -- part of a long-planned renovation project for increased security.

Mar 9, 2020 · These days, a temporary white barrier shields tourists’ iconic view of the White House thanks to the ongoing installation of a new fence. The first part of the replacement barrier is already up....