The White House tolld CNN the South Lawn work is an eight to 10 week project. The scope of the system includes a swath of White House acreage from 5,000-15,000 linear feet, or about one to three miles. It is home to the White House Kitchen Garden, a basketball court, the White House swimming pool, several historic and ceremonial plantings and, as of last year, the new tennis pavilion . "Coolidge moved to the Patterson Mansion off of Dupont Circle (several blocks from the White House) until the renovations were completed," Costello said. In much the same way Trump passed on this current South Lawn work to Biden, Obama signed off on the North Lawn fencing project, but that didn't get underway until Trump was in office.

Source: CNN May 07, 2021 12:13 UTC