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Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President...
Latrobe drawing of the President's house
- Artist
- Benjamin Henry Latrobe
- Date of Work
- 1817
- Medium
- Drawing
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Latrobe drawing of the President's house
Latrobe, drawing labeled “Elevation of the South front of the President’s house, copied from the design as proposed to be altered in 1807,” 1817. Saint John’s Church appears over the right-hand, or east, wing.
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