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[The White House (President's House") Washington D.C. Site plan and principal story plan]" – Historic Reproduction

[The White House (President's House") Washington D.C. Site plan and principal story plan]", 1807 — historic drawing
[The White House (President's House") Washington D.C. Site plan and principal story plan]", 1807. Historic drawing from the White House collection.

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This 1807 watercolor and ink site plan and principal-story plan by Benjamin Henry Latrobe carries handwritten notes proposing changes to the main floor of the President's House. Labels such as "Public Drawing Room," "Common Drawing room," and "antichamber or Pref. Parlor" show Latrobe rethinking how the rooms would serve guests, the household, and official business. At the time he was surveyor of the public buildings in Washington, and his revisions were part of a long effort to complete a house that had been under construction since the early 1790s. The paper lining and watermark suggest the sheet was a working document rather than a presentation piece.

Created / published1807
Medium1 drawing : watercolor and ink on paper.
SubjectsInscriptions on recto: Plan of the principal Story to be altered." -- "Public Drawing Room." -- "antichamber or Pref. Parlor" -- "Parlor or antichamber" -- "Common Drawing room." Lined with paper; Watermark: T G & Co. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
Original scan4,703 × 5,916 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175715

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