South Lawn

The South Lawn extends from the White House to South Executive Drive, featuring specimen trees, gardens, and seasonal plantings across its expansive green space.

Thomas Jefferson initiated the first major changes to the South Lawn in 1800, transforming an open meadow into a structured garden with central grass flanked by mounds.

Since 1878, the South Lawn serves as the venue for the annual Easter Monday egg roll, where families gather for one of the White House's longest-running traditions.

The South Lawn contains aluminum landing discs for Marine One helicopter operations, tennis courts, a basketball court, and a putting green for presidential recreation.

Nicholas Stefanos Vasilakes maintained a peanut cart on the South Lawn premises from 1910, marking an intersection between presidential grounds and public entrepreneurship.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Part of: White House Complex

GPS coordinates: 38.89694,-77.03667

Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:23