Building repair and reconstruction

A view from the Servant's Dining Room to the bottom of an underpinning pit approximately 30 feet below. The concrete underpinning here will support a steel girder reaching to the roof of the White House. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

View of fireplace and west wall of basement room (G-22) showing temporary wooden beam support. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

View of south wall of the West Sitting Room looking southeast into the Lincoln Room (Number 23) showing the original trusswork constructed in the period from 1815-1818. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

Photograph if upper foundation above concrete pier in the Housekeeper's Office (G-15). This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

The removal of the ornamental plaster cap in the niche near the southwest corner of the main corridor revealed the old design dating from 1902. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

View of the north wall of the West Sitting Room looking northeast into the Rose Room (Number 12) showing the original trusswork constructed in the period from 1815-1818. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

Detail of the ornamental design of the cornice and edge of the ceiling in the Study (Room number 21). This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

Southeast corner of the East Sitting Room showing opening for flue in sandstone block. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

White House Blue Room. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

White House Red Room. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.