This photograph print presents a south view of the White House and the adjacent Conservatories as they appeared around 1858. The greenhouse complex was connected with the West Terrace so that the first lady could easily gather flowers for social functions. In the late 1860s, President Ulysses S. Grant re-purposed the passageway between the Executive Mansion and the Conservatories into a Billiard Room. The Conservatories were demolished in 1902 and replaced with the West Wing.

This photograph of a Cyclamen in the White House greenhouse was taken by Erik Kvalsvik in 1996. There have been several conservatories and greenhouses on and off of the White House Grounds throughout the history of the White House, including a greenhouse near the Aquatic Garden in Washington, D.C.'s Kenilworth area.

This photograph of an amaryllis blooming in a greenhouse near a White House balustrade was taken by Erik Kvalsvik in 1996. There have been several conservatories and greenhouses on and off of the White House Grounds throughout the history of the White House, including a greenhouse near the Aquatic Garden in Washington, D.C.'s Kenilworth area.

This photograph of the White House Conservatory was taken by Lewis E. Walker between 1857 to 1858. The shot was taken from the South Lawns of the White House Grounds, with the Conservatory situated on what is today the location of the West Colonnade and West Wing. The Conservatory was originally an orangery located on the east side of the Executive Mansion before being moved to the West Terrace during James Buchanan's administration. The room had high, glass ceilings and walls and was reconstructed to include a small, 12 foot passage into the White House. In the late 1860s, President Ulysses S. Grant re-purposed the passageway between the Executive Mansion and the Conservatories into a Billiard Room.

This portrait photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston shows Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, in the White House Conservatory. The conservatory and greenhouses were removed in 1902 to build the West Wing.