The domestic staff organizes the
new kitchen in preparation for the return of the first family, March 21,
1952. |
View of the grand staircase leading
from the entrance hall to the second floor living quarters of the White
House, August 4, 1952. During the renovation the stairway was redesigned
so that it would open onto the main entrance hall for greater ceremonial
effect. |
View to the northeast showing the
newly renovated main entrance hall and cross hall of the White House, October
13, 1952. |
The Blue Room on the main floor
of the White House as it appeared following the renovation, October 13,
1952. |
The East Room, December 8, 1952.
In the background is the black concert grand piano that was made for the
White House by the Baldwin Piano Company to commemorate the completion of
the renovation. |
The East Room, showing the Baldwin
concert grand piano that was given to the White House by the Baldwin Piano
Company to mark the completion of the White House renovation. A duplicate
of the piano was given to President Truman and is displayed here. |
The Green Room after completion
of the renovation, October 13, 1952. |
The State Dining Room was one of
the only rooms in the White House where the original woodwork was saved
and reinstalled during the renovation. As this photograph from December
8, 1952 shows, though, the previously dark paneling was repainted a lighter
green color. |
The "Buffalo Mantel" in the State
Dining Room, dating from 1902, was replaced by this simple dark marble fireplace
mantel during the renovation. Abbie Rowe took this photograph on August
4, 1952. |
The second floor hallway as it appeared
following the White House renovation, March 1952. At left is the official
White House portrait of Harry Truman by Greta Kempton. |
