Presidential residences

View of center archway of north wall of second floor corridor of the White House, during the renovation. Some of the wooden trusses have been removed by the carpenters.

Workmen cutting around large ornamental design at the center of the East Room ceiling of the White House. Before it was loosened, the wooden frame was raised and the design lowered onto it.

The studding in the White House dating from 1815-1818, in the east wall of Room 14 after the lath and plaster were removed.

Excavation of the White House Foyer, looking south.

Photograph taken from the east entrance of the lower corridor of the White House, looking west with the East Room above. The workmen are demolishing the walls of the lower corridor.

North entrance to the White House, the official residence of the President of the United States.

The Blair House, located on Pennsylvania Avenue, adjacent to the White House, is the official guest house of the United States. It was the former home of the Blair family, who occupied it for over one hundred years. It was purchased by the Blair family in 1836 from the Lovell estate. Doctor Lovell was the first Surgeon General of the Army.

Floor plan of the White House prior to the renovation in 1949.

View of stone cover of old well unearthed outside the East Wall of the White House in the Foyer, to the south of the entrance to the Lower Corridor.

Photograph taken in sitting room number 16 looking west into small bedroom number 17 at the northwest corner of the second floor of the White House. The studding between these rooms and the sub-flooring date from 1815-1818 when the White House was reconstructed after being burned by the British in 1814.