Presidential residences

The Blair House, located on Pennsylvania Avenue, adjacent to the White House, is the official guest house of the United States. It was the former home of the Blair family, who occupied it for over one hundred years. It was purchased by the Blair family in 1836 from the Lovell estate. Doctor Lovell was the first Surgeon General of the Army.

Floor plan of the White House prior to the renovation in 1949.

View of stone cover of old well unearthed outside the East Wall of the White House in the Foyer, to the south of the entrance to the Lower Corridor.

Photograph taken in sitting room number 16 looking west into small bedroom number 17 at the northwest corner of the second floor of the White House. The studding between these rooms and the sub-flooring date from 1815-1818 when the White House was reconstructed after being burned by the British in 1814.

Northeast view of bathroom b-20, taken during the renovation of the White House. The reddish paper on the wall, covered by the plaster and tile of the bathroom date from 1881. It was then that the bathroom was partitioned off from Room 20.

View above the northeast fireplace of the East Room of the White House, taken during the renovation. Some of the brickwork was cut out in installing the water pipes. The design above on the right dates from 1902.

Design on the ceiling of the White House Lobby, to the east of the main entrance, dating from 1902. It was revealed when the fake ceiling installed in 1902 was removed.

Demolition of the main stairway from the lower to the first floor of the White House. Photograph taken from the basement to the top of the stairs.

View from east end of Lower Corridor and up into the west end of the East Room of the White House, during the renovation. The girders of the floor of the East Room were installed in 1902.

Two unidentified workmen are dismantling the bathtub in room B-17, in the northwest corner of the second floor of the White House during the renovation.