Snapshots of the Past

[The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation] – Vintage Wall Art

[The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation], 1828 — historic drawing
[The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation], 1828. Historic drawing 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.)

Description

Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of [The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

[The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

The front elevation shows the White House straight on, with no perspective, so every window, cornice, and column can be measured against the next. It dates to 1828, when the mansion was still being restored after British troops set fire to it in 1814 during the War of 1812. James Hoban, the Irish-born architect who had designed the house in the 1790s, oversaw much of that rebuilding. Drawings like this one record the building as it was being put back together, and they remain a useful guide to how the exterior was meant to look.

Created / published1828
Medium1 drawing : ink and graphite on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1820-1830.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 781 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-176145

More from the White House collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation][The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation][The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation][The White House, Washington, D.C. Front elevation][White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, south elevation][White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, souWhite House, Washington, D.C., north front viewWhite House, Washington, D.C., north front view[White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, south elevation][White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, sou[The White House (Executive Mansion") D.C. South elevation measured drawing]"[The White House (Executive Mansion") D.C. South elevation measured drawing]"