Red Room (White House) - Wikipedia
The Red Room is one of three state parlors on the State Floor in the White House, the Washington D.C. home of the president of the United States. The room has served as a parlor and music room, and recent presidents have held small dinner parties in it. It has been traditionally decorated in shades of red.
The Red Room - White House Historical Association
On March 3, 1877, the Red Room was the scene for the historic swearing-in of president-elect Rutherford B. Hayes. Political tensions ran high after his bitterly contested election over Samuel J. Tilden, so Hayes secretly took the Oath of Office at the White House.
The Red Room | The White House
The Red Room received its name after red fabrics were used for the draperies, upholsteries and floor covering in the 1840s. Today the walls are covered in a red twill satin fabric with a gold design in the borders, and the furniture is upholstered in a silk of the same shade of red.
The Red Room: White House Video Tour
The Red Room is one of three state parlors named after a color, with the designated red dating back to 1845 during the James K. Polk administration. The room is largely filled with 1830s American "Empire" or "Grecian" style furniture, most of which was made in upstate New York.
The Red Room Through the Years - White House Historical …
The “Red Room” first appeared during the presidency of James K. Polk. As future administrations entered the Executive Mansion in the twentieth century, the walls of the “Red Room” represented a rich, crimson tradition for the space
Inside the White House: The Red Room - hhhistory.com
2018年3月3日 · For visitors of the White House in Washington D.C., the Red Room is a favorite on the tour--and it's also been a favorite of many members of presidential families. As one of the three parlors on the state floor, it's been used as a reception room for decades, but it hasn't always been that way.
Life in the Red Room - National Archives
President Rutherford Hayes took the oath of office in the Red Room. The Red Room was Jacqueline Kennedy's favorite State Floor room. A watercolor of the room, recently redecorated, adorned her 1962 Christmas card.
Red Room Art and Furnishings - National Archives
The elegance of the Red Room furniture derives from a combination of richly carved and finished woods in characteristic designs such as dolphins, acanthus leaves, lion's heads, and sphinxes. The furniture displays many motifs similar to those of the French pieces now in the Blue Room .
Downstairs at The White House: Red Room
The Red Room — with a new red carpet installed by Mrs. Lincoln — was used by the President and his wife as the family parlor and a place to entertain close friends, especially after dinner.
The Red Room - National Archives
Furnished in the Empire style of 1810-30, the Red Room--one of four state reception rooms in the White House--contains several pieces of furniture from the New York workshop of the French-born cabinetmaker Charles-Honore Lannuier.
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