Dwellings

Photo of a chandelier and a piano in the East Room of the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of a chandelier and a piano in the East Room of the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of a view of a chandelier and a piano in the East Room of the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of a view of a chandelier and a piano in the East Room of the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of East Room of the White House, view of doorway to Entrance Hall, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

The East Room of the White House with portraits of George and Martha Washington on the walls. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

Photo of East Room of the White House with portraits of George and Martha Washington on the walls, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.

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

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

Photo of the Entrance Hall with open doorway to the Blue Room at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House after the 1949 renovation.