Dwellings

Photo of the Green Room. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949.

Photos of various views of the Green Room. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949.

Photo of the Green Room of the White House. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949.

Photo of the Green Room of the White House. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949.

Photo of the East Room with Christmas tree. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949.

Photo of the East Room, close-up of piano and fireplace. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949.

Photo of the East Room. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949.

Photo of the White House exterior, north portico. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation of 1949.

The dining room of the Little White House in Key West, Florida, decorated for Thanksgiving. President Harry S. Truman and his family spent Thanksgiving vacation there in 1951.

Workmen cutting ornament from the East Room ceiling on the east central side. From a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.