Renovation (Architecture)

White House renovation, north view of east side of the second floor from the Lincoln Room looking through East Sitting Room into Rose Room and small bedroom on right.

West view in lower corridor of the White House during renovation. The curved iron bands supported the vaulted ceiling installed in 1902.

South view in the Family Dining Room during White House renovation. When the vaulted ceiling, installed by McKim, Mead and White in 1902, was removed, the red and white wall paper on the old ceiling was revealed.

View of west wall of the East Room at doorway to the main corridor of the White House during renovation. The design above the doorway dates from 1902. The iron above the doorway and the brickwork around it were installed in 1902.

East wall of the State Dining Room with doorways into the Red Room. The design above, uncovered when the oak paneling was removed, dates from 1902. The old fireplace, bricked up since 1902,is also seen.

Photograph of upper part of main stairway taken from the landing between the first and second floors. The design on the left dates from 1902. The brick support for the steps, only one layer in thickness, was found to be in an insecure condition.

Northwest view in the Social Room of the White House during renovation. The old design on the wall, uncovered during the renovation work, dates from 1902.

A photograph of a split beam under the room Margaret Truman occupied as a sitting room while in the White House. From the "Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion."

Design on West Wall of Monroe Room at the White House, taken during the renovation. The patches in the cornice were cut for making plaster casts of the design.

Southwest view of the East Room of the White House during the renovation. The workmen are cutting the design form the ceiling for the making of plaster casts.