Podcast White House Builder James Hoban’s Irish Roots
Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President...
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Ground floor plan of Saint John’s Church as it was c. 1900 with Latrobe’s original, 1815–17 walls shaded black and later additions in different shadings.
Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President...
In 1821-1822, Susan Decatur requested the construction of a service wing. The first floor featured a large kitchen, dining room,...
In this special episode of The 1600 Sessions, financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin...
For more than a century, thousands of Americans have gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to exercise...
Since the James Madison presidency, St. John’s Church has been an important part of the life of Lafayette Square an...
James Hoban came from humble beginnings as a young carpenter and architect in Ireland, and went on to collaborate with...
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...