[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. – Vintage Wall Art
![[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](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/de/de0ac41e0b7a-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: [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., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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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 view looks across the south side of the Executive Mansion, where the conservatory and its enclosed court were added during alterations commissioned by Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. Architect F.D. Owen prepared the plans for the work carried out in the early 1890s, when First Lady Caroline Harrison was also championing the house's interiors, including the collection of White House china she helped gather. The drawing-style title and the albumen print medium suggest a presentation view of the design, made to show how the glass-roofed addition would sit against the existing building. Its survival in the Owen family's collection makes it a useful record of how the President's House was reshaped during the Harrison years.
| Created / published | and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Forms part of: Mrs. H.S. Owen Collection, 1891-1925 (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | White House (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1910. Official residences--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1910. Greenhouses--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,637 × 3,747 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221224 |
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