Podcast Palace of State: The Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Just steps away from the White House stands the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, also known as the EEOB,...
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Abbie Rowe's photographs captured the drama of the interior space as floors were removed to reveal levels above and below. Beginning in November 1950 when the weight of the empty exterior shell of the White House was transferred to a new skeleton of steel, Rowe, recorded in a little more than fifteen months, the rapid construction of a new White House interior.
In 1948 President Truman appointed a Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion to manage the modern transformation of the White House. Historic restoration as we know it today was not considered. Instead, the commission determined to retain the historic sandstone walls, the third floor and the roof, while removing and then rebuilding the other interiors on a skeleton of steel structural beams and a new concrete foundation.
Just steps away from the White House stands the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, also known as the EEOB,...
Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President...
When First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy took on the herculean task of restoring the interior of the White House, she appointed...
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James Hoban came from humble beginnings as a young carpenter and architect in Ireland, and went on to collaborate with...
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
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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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James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story. In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright,...
Two grand houses were under construction in the young Federal City in 1816: one the President’s House, reconstructed after it wa...