The White House Historical Association : JAMES HOBAN Architect of the White House / A Symposium

the white house historical association & the u.s. capitol historical society present : james hoban | a symposium

JAMES HOBAN | Architect of the White House

A Symposium

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
STEPHEN DECATUR HOUSE MUSEUM

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To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Hoban, the White House Historical Association and the United States Capitol Historical Society are sponsoring a free symposium. The Irish-born Hoban, born in County Kilkenney and trained in Dublin, was selected to design the President’s House in 1792. Presentations will examine Hoban as federal architect and local civic and church leader; Irish artisans in early 19th-century Washington; and residential styles and construction in the nation’s capital, 1790–1830.

"building the first white house," nc wyeth (whha)

Imagining James Hoban: Portraits of a Master Builder
WILLIAM BUSHONG | White House Historical Association

James McGirk’s Hanging and Mary Sweeny’s Sore Feet: The Irish in James Hoban’s Washington
MARGARET MCALEER | Library of Congress

Hoban's White House and the Local Vernacular
DANIEL D. REIFF | SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Fredonia State University

James Hoban: Washington’s Traditionalist Public Architect
PAMELA SCOTT | Independent Scholar

Unforeseen Circumstances: Political Vectors and Social Spaces in Early Washington Architecture
C. M. HARRIS | Papers of William Thornton

History and James Hoban
WILLIAM SEALE | author, The President’s House and editor, White House History

This program is presented in association with the James Hoban Societies of Ireland and the United States and the Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.

STEPHEN DECATUR HOUSE MUSEUM AT LAFAYETTE PARK : 1610 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
Metrorail: Blue / Orange Lines > Farragut West; Red Line > Farragut North

Images: "Building the President's House," by NC Wyeth, 1930 [WHHA] / "Portrait of James Hoban," wax bas relief, attributed to John Christian Rauschner, c. 1800 [WHHA , White House Collection]