Podcast The Irish Architect and the Scottish Stonemasons
In 1792, Irish immigrant James Hoban won a contest to design the White House and created an enduring symbol for America...
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In 1792, Irish immigrant James Hoban won a contest to design the White House and created an enduring symbol for America...
James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story. In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright,...
May 3, 2018 8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration and light breakfast in Decatur House Parlors9:00 am - 9:20 am Welcome and OverviewThe Hon. Frederick...
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
WILLIAM ADAIR is a frame historian, conservator, and gilder in Washington, D.C. (WHH #54) WILLIAM G. ALLMAN served more than...
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
Dr. William Seale, whose contributions to the programs and publications of the White House Historical Association for more than forty...
The Blue Room with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, form the most elegant...
Ascending from the Ground Floor Corridor, a marble stairway leads the White House visitor to the State Floor level. Off...
The Cross Hall and large Entrance Hall are at the center of the original plan by James Hoban for the...
James Hoban, the original architect of the President's House, intended that the space now called the "Green Room" be used...
Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave st...