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Lincoln Bedroom
President Lincoln VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
used this room as his
Cabinet Room. Today Practical Information
it is used as a guest The White House: 1600
bedroom furnished Pennsylvania Ave, NW.
in Lincoln-era decor. Map 3 B3.
∑ whitehouse.gov
Open Tue–Sat. Contact Visitor
Center for information.
Closed federal holidays and
official functions.
White House Visitor Center:
1450 Pennsylvania Ave, NW.
Tel (202) 208-1631.
∑ nps.gov/whho
Open 7:30am–4pm daily.
Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving,
Dec 25. = 7 8
Transport
q Federal Triangle.

. The Vermeil Room
This yellow room houses
six paintings of first ladies,
including this portrait of
Eleanor Roosevelt by
Douglas Chandor.

White House Architects
After selecting the site, George Washington held
a design competition to find an architect to build
the residence where the US president would live.
In 1792 James Hoban, an Irish-born architect, was
chosen for the task. It is from Hoban’s original
drawings that the White House was initially built
and all subsequent changes grew. In 1902
President Teddy Roosevelt hired the New York
architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White
Diplomatic Reception to check the structural condition of the building
This room is used to welcome and refurbish areas as necessary. The White
friends and ambassadors. It House underwent further renovations and
is elegantly furnished in the refurbishments during the administrations James Hoban, architect
Federal Period style of Truman and Kennedy. of the White House
(1790 –1820).

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