Building repair and reconstruction

Photo of the Painting of Mrs. Benjamin Harrison in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

View of the North Entrance of the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of the Painting of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes in the Ground Floor Corridor at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of the ground floor corridor doorway to the Diplomatic Reception Room. President's Seal was embedded in the North Entrance floor in 1902 and moved to this location during the renovation. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of the Library at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of the Library at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of the China Room with portrait of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

View of the China Room with a portrait of Grace Goodhue Coolidge (Mrs. Calvin Coolidge) at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of the Broadcast Room, ground floor at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of the Broadcast Room, ground floor at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rose of the White House after the renovation.