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Book Synopsis Formerly known as the President''s House, then the Executive Mansion, and now for a long time the White House, this famous structure has a fascinating architectural history of ongoing change. The white painted facade of James Hoban''s original structure has been added to and strengthened for more than 200 years, and its interior is a repository of some of America''s greatest treasures. Artists such as Benjamin Latrobe, Pierre-Antoine Bellange, the Herter Brothers, Louis Tiffany, Charles McKim, Lorenzo Winslow, Stephane Boudin, Edward Vason Jones, and a host of others fashioned interiors that welcomed and inspired visitors both foreign and domestic. This meticulous history, featuring more than 325 photographs, diagrams and other illustrations, captures each stage of the White House''s architectural and decorative evolution.
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Reference & Research Book NewsTable of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword by James Archer Abbott
- Introduction
- 1. The First Presidential Houses in New York City and Philadelphia, 1789–1800
- 2. The President's Palace Planned, 1790–1792 18
- 3. Competition for the Design of the President's House, 1792
- 4. Construction, 1792–1800
- 5. Revision, 1801–1809
- Between pages 38 and 39 are 16 color plates containing 40 image
- 6. The Burning of the President's House, 1814–1815
- 7. Rebuilding the Executive Mansion, 1815–1860
- 8. Modernization, 1860–1902
- 9. Restoration of the White House, 1902–1916
- 10. Enlargement, 1927–1945
- 11. Renovation, 1949–1952
- 12. Revitalization, 1961–1969
- 13. Preservation, 1970–2012
- 14. The White House as a National Monument
- 15. Interior Detail: The Blue Room, 1792–2012
- Appendices: A. The Entrance Hall 115
- B. The East Room 117
- C. The Former Grand Stair and the State Dining Room
- D. The Family Dining Room
- E. The North Central Suite
- F. Comparisons of the Château de Rastignac with the White House
- G. The White House in Miniature
- H. White House Interiors in Film
- I. The Bellangé Oval Room Suite
- J. The Orangery and Conservatories
- K. The Jefferson Icehouse, 1801
- L. The White House Visitor Center
- M. Selected Inventories and Room Usage
- The Three Floors of Hoban's Original Design, 1792
- Inventory of the President's House, February 26, 1801
- Inventory of the President's House, February 19, 1809
- 1817 Shipment of Furnishings
- Inventory of the Executive Mansion, March 25, 1825
- Inventory of Furniture (etc.) in the President's House
- January 1st, 1849
- 1865 Inventory of the President's House, May 26, 1865
- Partial List of Furnishings in the White House, 1946
- New Furniture and Furnishings, 1952
- Donations Received During Renovation Period (1952)
- Room Usage in 2010
- Partial Inventory of Furnishings in the Philadelphia
- President's House, 1797
- Commentary on the Inventories
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
