Bio Edith Roosevelt
Edith Kermit Carow was born on August 6, 1861, in Manhattan, New York. She was the daughter of Charles Carow and Gertrude...
The White House Conservatory
- Photographer
- Frances Benjamin Johnston
- Date of Work
- ca. 1898-1900
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- Library of Congress
The White House Conservatory
This photograph of the White House Conservatory was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. The massive Conservatory contained houses dedicated to specific plants such as orchids, ferns, grapes, geraniums, roses, and camellias and even had a house only for the propagation of plants. The Conservatory was located on what is today the West Colonnade and West Wing of the White House.
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