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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Benjamin Latrobe's rendering of a completed Capitol.
Before leaving Washington in 1817, Latrobe restored the wings of the Capitol damaged during the War of 1812, and produced drawings for the central rotunda section, which were partially followed by his successor Charles Bulfinch.
View of the Capitol from the Northeast, 1810.
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...
Native Americans hold a significant place in White House history. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples, including the Nacotchtank and...
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the center of the War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
Two grand houses were under construction in the young Federal City in 1816: one the President’s House, reconstructed after it wa...
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
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...
The burning of the White House by the British in 1814 during James Madison's presidency represented a low point in our...
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