To review, there are three concepts to determine before you begin writing your essay: the tone, the audience and the purpose. The tone is the attitude of the writer. Two factors that greatly affect the tone are audience and purpose. The audience of an essay is anyone who might read it.
The White House is not in a state. It is located in Washington, D.C. The District of Columbia is a federal district that Congress established in the late 1700s with land Virginia and  Maryland donated for the purpose of serving as home to the nation's capital.
First Lady Dolley Madison referred to it as The President's Castle. The first evideâ¦nce of the public referring to it as The White House was recorded in 1811. In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt made The White House it's official name.