Origins Quiz — Thursday, September 17, 2026

What building's nickname was made official by Theodore Roosevelt in October 1901, a name that dates to a lime-based coating applied in 1798 to keep its porous sandstone from cracking in the cold, not, as legend has it, to paint covering scorch marks after the British burned it in 1814? (Two words: 5, 5 letters)

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