This elevation drawing was created by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1807. The architectural drawing shows an east view of the White House, with guests entering and departing the house from the proposed North and South Porticos. The North and South Porticos were not part of James Hoban's original 1792 design for the White House. Although this drawing anticipates the prominent use of columns on the North Portico (completed ca. 1829-1820) and South Portico (completed 1824), it does not reflect the appearance of the North and South Porticos as they were constructed.

This elevation shows Benjamin Henry Latrobe's original plans for the basement entrance on the north side of the White House. Situated beneath the raised platform that supported the main entrance, this basement doorway included Collen Williamson's flanking rustication around the door and keystone. This design feature was widely popular in the 18th Century.

This sketch was included in a letter to President Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Henry Latrobe sent in 1807. It depicts his ongoing landscape projects at the White House. The earth was too high for the extension of the west wing and needed to be excavated. The South Grounds were also being enclosed by an irregular semicircular stone wall. Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the U.S. Capitol, St. John's Church, and the Decatur House in Lafayette Square, the White House colonnades, and the Madison state rooms. He was also the chief engineer for the U.S. Navy.

This drawing of the White House was created by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1817. It shows the elevation of the south front of the White House. St. John's Church appears over the right hand, behind the east colonnade. Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the U.S. Capitol, St. John's Church, and the Decatur House in Lafayette Square, the White House colonnades, and the Madison state rooms. He was the chief engineer for the U.S. Navy.

This sketch by Benjamin Henry Latrobe was created to illustrate his plan to change the southern boundary of the president's house property from a semicircle to an oblong shape. Latrobe sent the sketch to President Thomas Jefferson in the spring of 1807, during Jefferson's second term in office.

This plan for a mantel with an embellished French plate mirror by Benjamin Henry Latrobe reflects a design that combined republican simplicity with high federal style for the Madison's oval drawing room in the White House.

This landscape painting of the Susquehanna River was a watercolor by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the U.S. Capitol, St. John's Church and the Decatur House in Lafayette Square, the White House East and West Terraces, and the Madison state rooms, and was the chief engineer for the U.S. Navy. The painting is filled with mostly the waves and the open sky, with a few boats and some land providing the only distinguishing features.

This painting of Miss Nancy Spear was a watercolor by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the U.S. Capitol, St. John's Church and the Decatur House in Lafayette Square, the White House colonnades, and the Madison state rooms, and was the chief engineer for the U.S. Navy.

This letter to Thomas Jefferson was written by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1807, during Jefferson's administration. Latrobe, who Jefferson commissioned to make various architectural changes to the White House, writes in reference to a project to grade and enclose the White House grounds. His sketch also demonstrates the extent of the east and west domestic service wings that Jefferson added to house servants and stables, as well as the relationship of the Executive Mansion to the nearby Treasury Department building. Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the Capitol Building, St. John's Church, the Decatur House in Lafayette Square, the White House colonnades, and Madison state rooms and was the chief engineer for the U.S. Navy.

This elevation of the south view of the White House was drawn by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe circa 1817. Thomas Jefferson commissioned Latrobe to make various architectural changes to the Executive Mansion. Latrobe envisioned the addition of porticos on the north and south sides of the building, changes that original White House architect James Hoban later implemented. Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the Capitol Building, St. John's Church and the Decatur House in Lafayette Square, the White House colonnades and Madison state rooms, and was the chief engineer for the U.S. Navy.

This architectural sketch of the State Floor of the White House was drawn by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1807 but depicts the house as it was in 1803. The handwritten note at the top of the sketch states that "The surrounding ground was chiefly used for brickyards - it was enclosed with a rough post and nail fence." The note at the bottom of the sketch states, "During the short residence of President Adams at Washington, the wooden stairs and platform were the usual entrance to the house, and the present drawing room was a mere vestibule."

This sketch of a lunette window was included in a letter from architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe to Treasury Building construction supervisor John Lenthall in 1805, during Thomas Jefferson's presidency. After a fire devastated much of the Treasury Department building in 1801, Latrobe was commissioned to build a fireproof extension on the west side of the building. Latrobe designed fireproof iron windows for the extension. Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the Capitol Building, St. John's Church, the Decatur House in Lafayette Square, the White House colonnades, and Madison state rooms and was the chief engineer for the U.S. Navy.

This color illustration of the east view of the White House by Benjamin Henry Latrobe shows the building with North and South Porticoes that were not present on the original structure. Although Latrobe's drawings date from before the 1814 fire, the actual porticoes that were added during the rebuilding were designed by James Hoban.