White House Ground Floor

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White house ground floor. The ground floor of the white house originally contained service rooms. The vaulted ceiling seen today is a copy of the original vaulting built. Third floor plan of the white house after the 1902 remodeling 1902 report of the architects hi res version the ground floor plan in 1853 library of congress recreation of the the white house ground floor in 1801 patrick phillips. For its first century this floor was thought of as the basement.

The white house reconstruction also known as the truman reconstruction was a comprehensive dismantling and rebuilding of the interior of the white house between 1949 1952. This floor is at the same level as the second floor of the west wing and the east wing because the residence sits on higher ground. The white house is built on a small slight hill that slopes to the south. The ground floor of the white house residence connects to the first floor of the west wing and the first floor of the east wing because the residence sits on on a small hill.

This floor is level with the second floor of the west wing and the east wing as the residence is located on the upper level. The ground floor plan around 1911. The west wing ground floor is also the site of a small dining facility staffed by naval culinary specialists and called the white house mess. Its sturdy construction withstood the fire of 1814.

Ground floor of the residence. A century and a half of wartime destruction and rebuilding hurried renovations additions of new services technologies an added third floor and inadequate foundations brought the executive residence portion of the. The ground floor has 10 rooms a main hall and 6 toilets. The floor of state.

Architect james hoban installed the groin vaulting around 1793. The first floor of the east wing contains the lobby which welcomes public visitors to the white house the east garden room the white house family theater and the visitors entrance to the ground floor of the white house. This floor has 8 rooms 1 main corridor 1 entrance hall. This floor has 10 rooms 1 main corridor 6 lavatories.

The ground floor of the west wing houses offices for the president s staff and security as well as the cafeteria and the white house situation room made up of the watch center a small conference room and video teleconferencing room. The old structure tr taft executive office building had only a rudimentary basement. To provide access to the north side of the ground floor the area around the north side of the mansion and its northeast and northwest corners was excavated to provide light and air to this half of. The first floor of the white house is often called the state house because this is where formal receptions held by the state.

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