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The Entrance Hall is the primary and formal entrance to the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. The room is rectilinear in shape and measures approximately 31 by
The Entrance Hall looking northwest during the administration of George W. Bush.
The Entrance Hall looking north
Maquette by Lorenzo Simmons Winslow showing the reorientation of the Grand Staircase to the Entrance Hall during the Truman reconstruction.
McKim, Mead, and White renovation of the Entrance Hall in 1924 during the administration of Calvin Coolidge.
The State Dining Room is the larger of two dining rooms on the State Floor of the Executive Residence of the White House, the home of the president of the United States in Washington, D.C. It is used
White House State Floor plan, 1803.
John Adams's blessing was carved into the state dining room mantel in 1945, during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
State Dining Room during the Pierce administration (1853 to 1857). Note the use of the Polk chairs.
State Dining Room after the 1902 renovation.