James Hoban: Architect of the White House and Presidential
Letters and Signatures Discover the man behind the White House
and read the letters of the men who lived there through two
exhibits: James Hoban: Architect of the White House, an exhibit
from the White House Historical Association and Presidential
Letters and Signatures from the collection of Sheldon C. and
Rosalind Kurland. James Hoban, an eighteenth century Irish
architect, was commissioned by President George Washington to
design and build the White House. This nine-panel exhibition
from the White House Historical Association looks at the many
facets of Hoban's life and work. Presidential Letters and
Signatures features personal letters, documents or signatures of
almost all of the presidents of the United States. Included in
the exhibit are letters from George Washington, John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin
Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy.
This is a rare opportunity to see thes