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[Alterations to the Executive Mansion, for Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. View from the south, conservatory and court] / F.D. Owen, Archt. – Historic Reproduction

[Alterations to the Executive Mansion, for Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. View from the south, conservatory and court] / F.D. Owen, Archt., and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic photograph
[Alterations to the Executive Mansion, for Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. View from the south, conservatory and court] / F.D. Owen, Archt., and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic photograph from the White House collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Alterations to the Executive Mansion, for Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. View from the south, conservatory and court] / F.D. Owen, Archt.

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The title names a specific project: alterations to the Executive Mansion made for Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, shown from the south with the conservatory and court in view. Frederick D. Owen, the architect credited on the drawing, prepared plans for the work during Benjamin Harrison's presidency in the early 1890s, when the first lady, Caroline Harrison, was seeking to modernize and expand the residence. This albumen print reproduces the design, so it records the intended appearance of the greenhouse and courtyard rather than the finished building. It is a useful view for comparing the proposed plan with the White House as it was later remodeled.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreForms part of: Mrs. H.S. Owen Collection, 1891-1925 (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1910. Official residences--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1910. Greenhouses--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,105 × 1,823 px · prints to 14 × 6 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221224

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