Renovation (Architecture)

South view in main stairway of White House during renovation, from scaffold on level of landing between first and second floors. The steps and brick supports of second floor stairs have been removed, and only the supports of basement stairs remain.

Southwest view showing the members and officials of the Fine Arts Commission in front of the South Portico. The Commission oversees the work on the White House.

View of the west side of the storage building on the south lawn of the White House during inspection by the Commission members and officials who oversee the renovation of the White House.

The official photographs of the renovation of the White House are being taken by Abbie Rowe, photographer, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Mr. Rowe and the equipment used by him in this work are shown in this photograph.

North wall of the State Dining Room. The marks on the brick from west to east are an old stairway. In the opposite direction, the holes for supports of the later stairway, removed in 1902,can be seen.

The members and officials of the Fine Arts Commission inspecting the excavation and underpinning work to the west of the South Portico of the White House during renovation.

View of north front of the White House. The Seneca stone wall east of the North Portico has been removed and excavation begun to remove water pipes preparatory to enlarging storage area under the lawn. The temporary cable carries electricity from one wing to the other.

Fine Arts Commission members and officials in the Blue Room viewing pieces of the old Cornice of the ceiling in the Main Corridor which are being preserved, during the renovation of the White House. The old Cornice was revealed when the false ceiling, installed in 1902, was removed.

Northeast view in Room 11 during White House renovation. The water pipes were encased in the brick flue which extended from basement to top of building.

Members and officials of the Commission on the roof above the South Portico of the White House. They oversee the renovation work. The view is to the southeast.