Red Room Circa 1877

This stereograph of the Red Room was taken circa 1877, around the time of the Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes administrations. The Red Room is shown with the framed panels that inspired French interior designer Stéphane Boudins treatment of the Treaty Room on the Second Floor. Boudin worked with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy on her White House restoration project, including the Treaty Room. The Red Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. The room was first decorated with red fabrics during the James K. Polk administration in 1845. The space is often filled with furnishings in the American Empire or Grecian style. The parlor has been used for intimate receptions, teas, and meetings.