But what happens when a home's interior James Hoban came from humble beginnings as a young carpenter and architect in Ireland, and went on to collaborate with James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story.
In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright, Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in , influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to During the administration of President Harry S.
Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed The young national capital at Washington, D. The burning of the White House by the British in during James Madison's presidency represented a low point in our President John F. From the beginning of its construction in , until the renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the gastronomical delights.
The elegance of the State Dining Search WHHA - start typing and then listen for common searches like yours. Explore the Initiative. The Sessions Podcast. Have you Ever Wondered To further explore the movement of enslaved workers who worked on the White House and the Capitol Building, check out the map below.
Through genealogical research, this map tracks the general location of the slave owners and helps visualize where the enslaved people traveled from to work in the District. This map illustrates the movement of enslaved laborers who were sent to Washington, D.
Because the capital did not have a large population at the onset of the initial construction, the commissioners hired out enslaved people from a variety of slave owners in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. By conducting genealogical research, this map tracks the general location of the slave owners and where the enslaved people would have traveled from to work in the District.
Although some locations are exact, most are estimated based on county and church and census records. This research is ongoing. If you have any additional information about anyone on this map, please reach out to SPN whha. While available genealogical information reveals more about the slave owner than the enslaved workers, sometimes it is possible to glean additional pieces of information about the lives of the enslaved.
A receipt dated July 7, , from a cobbler named Delphey lists each of the Brent sisters and the shoes made for their enslaved people. While the commissioners were responsible for providing payment to slave owners like the Brent sisters for the labor of their enslaved people, the slave owners were responsible for providing the clothing.
The example of the Brent sisters shows how slave owners fulfilled the clothing obligation of their contract with the commissioners. Most enslaved people working on federal building projects probably did not have many items of clothing. Receiving a new pair of shoes in the midst of construction must have been incredibly valuable.
Robert Brent was a wealthy landowner from Charles County, Maryland. He also listed the names of enslaved people left to each of his daughters. The same is true for the remaining Brent sisters. It is extraordinarily unusual to find documentation like this will confirming the ownership of enslaved individuals.
This example is also unique because many people assume that all slave owners were men. Although they appear less frequently than men in records and their ownership is more difficult to trace, it is important to recognize that some women also actively owned enslaved people and cashed in on the building boom in Washington, D.
Enslaved workers were typically noted in the payrolls with an "N" or "Negro" to indicate their status. According to ongoing research, there is only one example of an enslaved person with a listed last name: Catherine Green.
Catherine Green is also unique because she is the only known enslaved woman listed in the commissioners' records. It is possible this enslaved person was Catherine Green. In some cases, enslaved people worked alongside their slave owners, like the enslaved laborers of Bennett Fenwick. Fenwick was a contractor who worked with the commissioners on various federal construction projects.
Born sometime before in Charles County, Maryland, Fenwick died in the District of Columbia in and likely lived in the city during its construction. He brought three of his enslaved workers—Harry, Joe, and Tom—with him on this particular occasion. It is also known that Fenwick was an enslaver. Working with George Washington to design a capital city for the new nation, L'Enfant envisioned a majestic home approximately four times the size of the present White House.
It would be connected to the U. Capitol building by a grand avenue. At George Washington's suggestion, Irish-born architect James Hoban traveled to the federal capital and submitted a plan for the presidential home. Eight other architects also submitted designs, but Hoban won the competition — perhaps the first instance of the presidential power of executive preference.
It would have three floors and more than rooms. Hoban's elevation drawing showed a neoclassical facade very similar to the mansion in Ireland. Like many home builders even today, the plans were downsized from three floors to two — local stone would have to be allotted to other government buildings. Hoban had tried out a neoclassical design in Charleston, South Carolina, as he was finishing up the Charleston County Courthouse. Washington liked the design, so on October 13, , the cornerstone was laid for the President's House in the new capital.
Most of the labor was done by African Americans, some free and some enslaved. President Washington oversaw the construction, although he never got to live in the presidential house. In , when the home was almost finished, America's second president, John Adams and his wife Abigail moved in. The Presidential palace was a stately but simple home made of pale gray sandstone. Over the years, the initial modest architecture became more stately.
The porticoes on the north and south facades were added by another White House architect, the British-born Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The stately rounded portico left side of this illustration on the south side was originally designed with steps, but they were eliminated. These floor plans for the White House are some of the earliest indications of Hoban's and Latrobe's design.
As was the case in many large homes, the domestic duties were carried out in the basement. America's presidential home has seen extensive remodeling inside and outside since these plans were presented. One of the most obvious changes happened during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson between and It was Jefferson who began to build the East and West Wings of the White House as service wings for a house growing in importance. Only thirteen years after the Presidents' House was habitable, disaster struck.
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