Gallery Mr. Truman's Renovation
Abbie Rowe's photographs of the Truman renovation of the White House form a unique and invaluable visual record of one...
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Abbie Rowe's photographs of the Truman renovation of the White House form a unique and invaluable visual record of one...
Considering that it had taken nearly ten years to build the first White House, it was remarkable that James Hoban...
As skilled craftsmen molded the raw materials into finished floors, walls, and ceilings, Abbie Rowe captured on film the contributions...
Abbie Rowe's photographs captured the drama of the interior space as floors were removed to reveal levels above and below....
By the summer of 1951 most interior partitions were complete. Service areas were modern and functional, bearing no visible similarity to...
Construction on the United States Capitol building began in 1793, and the first wing--housing the Senate, the House of Representatives, and...
James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story. In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright,...
Many people think of the White House as a symbol of democracy, but it also embodies America’s complicated past an...
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
Two grand houses were under construction in the young Federal City in 1816: one the President’s House, reconstructed after it wa...
From its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior of the White...
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as nations, close connections between our two peoples influenced political...