Proposed Extension of the Executive Mansion, ca. 1891
- Artist
- Fred D. Owen
- Date of Work
- ca. 1891
- Type
- Document
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Proposed Extension of the Executive Mansion, ca. 1891
This plan suggested a proposed expansion for the Executive Mansion attributed to First Lady Caroline Harrison around 1891. Compiled and drawn by architect Frederick Dale Owen, the plan proposes the addition of a private central court enclosed by historic and official wings as well as a series of greenhouses and conservatories housing palm gardens and a lily pond. While this proposal never came to be realized, the plan anticipates President Theodore Roosevelt's construction of the East and West Wings in 1902.