Board of Directors
The White House Historical Association, chartered in 1961, is a nonprofit historical and educational organization that plays a vital role in...
You Might Also Like
-
-
The Blue Room
The Blue Room with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, form the most elegant...
-
The East Room
Ascending from the Ground Floor Corridor, a marble stairway leads the White House visitor to the State Floor level. Off...
-
The Entrance Hall
The Cross Hall and large Entrance Hall are at the center of the original plan by James Hoban for the...
-
The Green Room
James Hoban, the original architect of the President's House, intended that the space now called the "Green Room" be used...
-
The Ground Floor
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
-
The Red Room
Benjamin Henry Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the State Floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the President's Antechamber" for the...
-
The Second Floor
When John Adams first occupied the President's House in 1800, the Second Floor was generally reserved for private and family use....
-
James Hoban: Architect of the White House
James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story. In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright,...
-
Hoban's Designs for the Church
James Hoban became a pillar of the Catholic community in Washington, D.C. Hoban's public involvement included the founding of...
-
Public Architect and Developer
After 1802, James Hoban concentrated on his successful business partnership with Pierce Purcell in Washington, distancing himself from the politics and...
-
Civic Contributions and Family
In 1802, Congress granted the citizenry of the District of Columbia limited local government and James Hoban served on the twelve-member...