This color photograph by Richard Creek shows the North Portico without paint while undergoing maintenance. It was taken during Ronald Reagan's presidency (1981-1989).

This photograph by Richard Cheek shows the detailed carvings above the White House North Door. It was taken while the facade was stripped of its white paint during a conservation endeavor.

This photograph of the North Portico stripped of paint was taken by Richard Cheek in 1984, during Ronald Reagan's presidency. Part of a major renovation project in advance of the White House bicentennial in 1992, the undertaking involved the removal of approximately 30 layers of paint.

This color photograph is of a column in the North Portico during the restoration of the exterior of the White House. The column and its base have been stripped of multiple layers of paint until the original stone is exposed. In the background, the White House itself is already restored to the pure white color. Following a two year report, the restoration project commenced in 1980 and was finally completed over 15 years later, in 1996.