Washington, D.C.'s Top 10 : The White House

mahogany table in the center

house collection of china services had grown so by

grand staircase

this beach landscape 1885) by henry ossawa tanner was the first work by an african-american to be hung in the house

scottish stonemasons created the carved surround

monroe brought a gilt table service from france in the plateau

center is an impressive 14.5 ft long when fully extended

seymour tall-case clock

the vermeil room

vermeil

refers to the collection of gilded objects by early 19th-century

silversmiths on display. delightful portraits of seven first ladies

adorn the walls

china room collection

the

that mrs. woodrow wilson set aside a special room in which to display

it. state and family china belonging to nearly every us president fills

the display cabinets

descending

gracefully to the central hall on the north side

is used

portraits of 20th-century presidents line the stairwell

library

this

former storage room was turned into a library in 1935

collection of books intended to reflect the philosophical and practical

aspects of the presidency. the furniture is attributed to the

cabinetmaker duncan phyfe

diplomatic reception room wallpaper

the panoramic wallpaper in this room is a series of “views of north america” printed in

diplomatic reception room

lighter relieving a steamboat aground

this painting in the room

sand dunes at sunset

north entrance carvings

monroe plateau

james

this oval office clock ticks so loudly that its pendulum must be stopped when television broadcasts originate from the room