Podcast White House Builder James Hoban’s Irish Roots
Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President...
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Scars from the 1814 fire appeared 176 years later, in 1990, when white paint was removed from the walls in the course of restoration.
Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President...
James Hoban came from humble beginnings as a young carpenter and architect in Ireland, and went on to collaborate with...
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
Two grand houses were under construction in the young Federal City in 1816: one the President’s House, reconstructed after it wa...
James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story. In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright,...
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
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