• Washington, D.C. Skyline at the 2022 Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Ellipse
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the Washington, D.C. skyline was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. A flock of birds is captured in this photograph with the roof of a building, likely DAR Constitution Hall, in the foreground. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • Washington Monument at the 2022 Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Ellipse
    Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the Washington Monument was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • Washington Monument at the 2022 Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Ellipse
    Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the Washington Monument was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • 2022 National Christmas Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    winter holidays
    Ellipse
    Christmas Tree Lighting
    Christmas
    Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of a Jumbotron and the Washington Monument was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • Washington Monument at the 2022 Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Ellipse
    Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the Washington Monument was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • Open Doors of the Front Hall, Decatur House
    Bruce White
    Decatur House
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the open doors in the curved doorway of Decatur House was taken by Bruce White on December 18, 2017. The doors lead to the main staircase which takes guests to the upstairs parlors. The doorway also features wooden faux vaulting, including a shallow dome. Completed in 1818, Decatur House was the third building on Lafayette Square and its first private residence. It was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect of the Capitol and several other famous buildings, for Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) and his wife, Susan Wheeler Decatur. Tragically, on March 22, 1820 Stephen Decatur was mortally wounded during a duel. After his death, his widow Susan Decatur rented out the house to foreign ministers and several secretaries of state. The house was eventually sold and passed through several hands, including the Gadsby family, the U.S. Subsistence Bureau, and the Beale family. Marie Ogle Beale, a society maven and the last owner left the house to National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1961. In 2010, the White House Historical Association and National Trust entered into a co-stewardship arrangement of Decatur House.
  • Closed Doors of the Front Hall, Decatur House
    Bruce White
    Decatur House
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the closed doors in the curved doorway of the Decatur House was taken by Bruce White on December 18, 2017. The doors lead to the main staircase which takes guests to the upstairs parlors. The doorway also features wooden faux vaulting, including a shallow dome. Completed in 1818, Decatur House was the third building on Lafayette Square and its first private residence. It was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect of the Capitol and several other famous buildings, for Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) and his wife, Susan Wheeler Decatur. Tragically, on March 22, 1820 Stephen Decatur was mortally wounded during a duel. After his death, his widow Susan Decatur rented out the house to foreign ministers and several secretaries of state. The house was eventually sold and passed through several hands, including the Gadsby family, the U.S. Subsistence Bureau, and the Beale family. Marie Ogle Beale, a society maven and the last owner left the house to National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1961. In 2010, the White House Historical Association and National Trust entered into a co-stewardship arrangement of Decatur House.
  • The Great Seal of California, Decatur House
    Unknown
    Decatur House
    California
    Washington, D.C.
    This parquet flooring and wood representation of the great seal of California was installed in the Decatur House dining room between 1872 and 1874. It was part of several changes Edward Fitzgerald Beale and his wife, Mary Edwards Beale instituted after they purchased the property in 1871. The Beales were the last family to own Decatur House. Completed in 1818, Decatur House was the third building on Lafayette Square and its first private residence. It was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect of the Capitol and several other famous buildings, for Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) and his wife, Susan Wheeler Decatur. Tragically, on March 22, 1820 Stephen Decatur was mortally wounded during a duel. After his death, his widow Susan Decatur rented out the house to foreign ministers and several secretaries of state. The house was eventually sold and passed through several hands, including the Gadsby family, the U.S. Subsistence Bureau, and the Beale family. Marie Ogle Beale, a society maven and the last owner left the house to National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1961. In 2010, the White House Historical Association and National Trust entered into a co-stewardship arrangement of Decatur House.
  • Decatur House Dining Room
    Bruce White
    Decatur House
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the Decatur House dining room was taken by Bruce White on September 20, 2017. On the walls are a set of six Kakemono panels painted on silk that are a part of the Decatur House Collection. The room also features parquet flooring with the inset of the great seal of California which Beale and his wife, Mary had installed between 1872-1874. On the ceiling is an ornate twelve-armed chandelier with frosted globes and two rows of dangling, faceted spear prisms, which was purchased at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. The chandelier was installed for the Beales in 1880 and eventually converted from gas to electric. The Decatur House was completed in 1818. The house was the third building on Lafayette Square and its first private residence. It was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect of the Capitol and several other famous buildings, for Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) and his wife, Susan Wheeler Decatur. Tragically, on March 22, 1820 Stephen Decatur was mortally wounded during a duel. After his death, his widow Susan Decatur rented out the house to foreign ministers and several secretaries of state. The house was eventually sold and passed through several hands, including the Gadsby family, the U.S. Subsistence Bureau, and the Beale family. Marie Ogle Beale, a society maven and the last owner left the house to National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1961. In 2010, the White House Historical Association and National Trust entered into a co-stewardship arrangement of Decatur House.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.
  • North View of White House, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Washington Monument
    North Portico
    north view
    Lafayette Park
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the White House was taken by Matthew D'Agostino from the atop the historic Hay-Adams Hotel on July 25, 2013, during the Barack Obama administration. The Washington Monument, surrounded in metal scaffolding, is visible in the background. The Washington Monument underwent repairs from 2011 to 2014 following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. The trees in the foreground are part of Lafayette Park.