Renovation (Architecture)

Photograph of second floor corridor to the southeast corner of the White House showing cross beams for supporting floor.

Wooden forms, wire, and iron around beams being installed preparatory to pouring concrete floor of the Servants' Dining Room, and corridor on the south. View is to the north wall of this room. This was taken during the White House renovation.

Photograph of the south face of the east terrace which is being removed for alterations and additions, during the renovation of the White House.

Photograph from Rose Room (No. 12) west along north wall. The stairway and area above lobby are in the foreground. Note the bow in the large beams above the lobby and corridor. This was taken during the renovation of the White House.

Photograph of center of White House basement from west to end of the east wall, showing concrete steel columns set on concrete foundations and interior steel cross beams.

Section of cornice design made by Ornamental Plasterers for later installation in the White House.

Photograph from the Broadcasting Room G-6 during the White House renovation.

Southwest corner of the roof of the White House. The roof on this and the other three corners will be removed and raised to the height of the main part during the renovation work.

View from the window of Room G-15 looking east along the south wall of the White House during renovation. The permanent steel columns and cross beams have been erected in this area to the level of the ground floor.

View to bottom of excavation at the northeast corner of the White House outside of east window of Room G-27. This steel-shored pit is for the large pipe of the hydraulic lift of the sidewalk service elevator from the new lower basement.