Presidential residences

Southeast corner of the East Sitting Room showing opening for flue in sandstone block. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

White House Blue Room. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

White House Red Room. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

White House Green Room. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

View from the East Sitting Room as the large ornamental design at the center of the East Room ceiling is being lowered. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

View in southwest corner of Room 18, second floor. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

View of west wall of State Dining Room. On the left is the old fireplace bricked up in 1902 when the new fireplace and mantel were erected to the north at the center of the wall. The extension of the flue to the main chimney is seen above the mantel. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

Steel shoring column in Servant's Dining room (G-24) looking northwest. The column is on a concrete foundation 30 feet below grade. A cross beam connects with another column on the south at the north wall of the corridor. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

Underpinning pit with cribbing along north wall of lower corridor (G-30) outside the Library. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.

Detail of the north wall of the Blue Room after the removal of the plaster from the walls. The jambs of the doorways to the Red Room (left) and Green Room (right) have also been removed. This is from a series of photographs of the renovation of the White House.