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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An early romantic view of the President’s House from the Potomac River, ca. 1836-37. Jefferson added the distinctive east and west colonnades to the house.
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...
Two grand houses were under construction in the young Federal City in 1816: one the President’s House, reconstructed after it wa...
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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,...
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