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26 The White House was built in 1903, constructed by trustee Joseph M. Hackney (1901) and his wife Jennie Hill Hackney (1902). He and his family lived there for sometime before donating it to Hamline. The house then served as the President's House until 2005, when Hamline University purchased a new residence for the president on Summit Avenue, and this building returned to its former name, the White House.
It has eleven rooms, three fireplaces, and four baths. It was relocated in 1944 to the southeast corner of Simpson and Hewitt Avenues when Drew Hall was constructed. In 1946, the basement was finished, adding an oil burner; a new roof and an additional room were added in 1953, in 1961 the baths were remodeled, new kitchen cabinets were installed in 1964, and the front entry was rebuilt in 1968. Finally, in 1988, alumna and decorator, JoAnn Hanson (1958), restored the main floors of the White House to the look of its early years.
