The Red Room in the Polk White House
Today’s State Floor of the White House has rooms designated by color (Green, Blue, and Red), purpose (State Dining Ro...
The Red Room in the Polk White House - Photo 3
- Artist
- David Ramsey
- Type
- Computer-Generated Image
- Credit
- David Ramsey/White House Historical Association
The Red Room in the Polk White House - Photo 3
This computer-generated view of the Red Room looking south into the Red Room from the Cross Hall would have been a presidential visitor's first impression of a formal State Room. The Washington portrait hung in this room from the Monroe to the Andrew Jackson Administration.
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