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James Hoban White House Competition Design

Artist
James Hoban
Date of Work
1793
Medium
ink, paper
Type
Drawing
Credit
White House Historical Association, Original Plans Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society
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James Hoban White House Competition Design

This plan was drawn by James Hoban circa his 1793-1794 designs for the White House. Hoban, an Irish-born architect, won the competition to design the President's House. The competition was announced by then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and the prize for the winner was $500 or a medal of equal value. This drawing captures an initial plan for the North Front of the White House. Winfield Parks photographed this plan in 1962.

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