The White House [electronic resource] : an illustrated architectural history / Patrick Phillips-Schrock ; foreword by James Archer Abbott.
Phillips-Schrock, Patrick, 1951-
2013
NA4443.W3 P49 2013eb
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Title
The White House [electronic resource] : an illustrated architectural history / Patrick Phillips-Schrock ; foreword by James Archer Abbott.
Author
Phillips-Schrock, Patrick, 1951-
ISBN
9780786493302 (electronic book)
9780786471522
Publication Details
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 196 p., 16 p. of plates) : ill.
Call Number
NA4443.W3 P49 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
725/.1709753
Summary
"The white painted façade of James Hoban's original structure has been added to and strengthened for more than 200 years, and its interior is a repository of some of America's greatest treasures. Artists s fashioned interiors that welcomed and inspired visitors both foreign and domestic, combining to provide "the best," as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy once noted"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-191) and index.
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White House.
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The First Presidential Houses in New York City and Philadelphia, 1789-1800
The President's Palace Planned, 1790-1792
Competition for the Design of the President's House, 1792
Construction, 1792-1800
Revision, 1801-1809
The Burning of the President's House, 1814-1815
Rebuilding the Executive Mansion, 1815-1860
Modernization, 1860-1902
Restoration of the White House, 1902-1916
Enlargement, 1927-1945
Renovation, 1949-1952
Revitalization, 1961-1969
Preservation, 1970-2012
The White House as a National Monument
Interior Detail: The Blue Room, 1792-2012.

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