Articles related to "White House Historical Association"

An antique shopper saved wallpaper from demolition for $50 and sold it to the White House for $12,500.

Wallpaper purchased for $50 became the wall adornment for the White House Diplomatic Reception Room in 1961.

Pierce's 1856 Christmas tree in the White House was put up for the enjoyment of the Sunday School students from the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington.

Quality wallpaper of the past could take up to a year for 50 men to produce, but the result was a product that would last for centuries.

Contacting the White House can be done through email, postal mail, fax, or telephone. Anyone may send comments, suggestions, concerns, or well-wishes to the White House.

Peter Hill, a Washington DC resident spotted antique French wallpaper in a house about to be demolished in 1961.

President Hayes decided to let children roll Easter eggs down the lawn of the White House after Congress passed a law in 1876 that forbade play on the Capitol grounds.

African-Americans, both free and slave, are noted by historians to be among those who helped build landmarks like the U.S. Capitol building and the White House.