This color photograph by Jack E. Boucher was taken from inside the White House through the window above the north entrance. The fountain on the North Lawn and Lafayette Square can both be seen through the North Portico columns. Boucher served as chief photographer for the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey. He spent four decades documenting hundreds of historic buildings, including the White House.

This lithograph of the White House by Augustus Kollner was based on a watercolor painting. The view is of the White House from Pennsylvania Avenue and it was done during James K. Polk's presidency (1845-1849).

This photograph of burn marks on the White House stonework was taken by Erik Kvalsvik in 1990, during the George H. W. Bush administration. Following a two year report, the White House underwent a renovation that included the removal of approximately 30 layers of paint and took place over 25 years, from 1980 to 1996. This process revealed scarring beneath the paint, sustained when the British burned the White House during the War of 1812.

This plan was drawn by James Hoban circa his 1793-1794 designs for the White House. Hoban, an Irish-born architect, won the competition to design the President's House. The competition was announced by then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and the prize for the winner was $500 or a medal of equal value. This drawing captures an initial plan for the North Front of the White House. Winfield Parks photographed this plan in 1962.

This plan was drawn by James Hoban circa his 1793-1794 designs for the White House. Hoban, an Irish-born architect, won the competition to design the President's House. The competition was announced by then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and the prize for the winner was $500 or a medal of equal value. This drawing captures an initial plan for the North Front of the White House. Winfield Parks photographed this plan in 1962.

This plan was drawn by James Hoban circa his 1793-1794 designs for the White House. Hoban, an Irish-born architect, won the competition to design the President's House. The competition was announced by then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and the prize for the winner was $500 or a medal of equal value. This drawing captures an initial plan for the North Front of the White House. Winfield Parks photographed this plan in 1962.

This color photograph captures the vista from the North Corridor on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion, looking across Lafayette Square to 16th street. The photo was taken during the administration of President Bill Clinton.

This color print by N. C. Wyeth (often known as Newell Convers Wyeth) depicts George Washington inspecting the unfinished President's House with architect James Hoban. The print was created by Wyeth as part of a series of patriotic posters for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

This photograph is of two restored pieces of nineteenth-century White House gates, discovered on the grounds of River Farm, headquarters of the American Horticultural Society in Alexandria, Virginia. The metal was carefully restored and put on public display in 2005.

This engraving done in 1840 illustrates an Andrew Jackson-era levee. Famously, Jackson threw an inauguration party at the White House where guests refused to leave and to be lured outside the building by tubs of ice cream and whisky punch. The engraving was done by Robert Cruikshank, sometimes referred to as Isaac Robert Cruikshank.

This copy of an 1857 map shows the White House grounds as they existed during Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan's administrations. It is part of a series of maps drawn in 1935 showing the evolution of the buildings and pathways surrounding the White House. Over time the network of pathways grew and the buildings on either side of the White House expanded in size. The originally known as the "parade" became the oval shaped space known today as the Ellipse. The map's artist is unknown aside from the initials "M.J.W." inscribed.

This map shows the White House grounds as they existed in 1870 during President Ulysses S. Grant's administration. It is part of a series of maps drawn in 1935 showing the evolution of the buildings and pathways surrounding the White House. Over time the network of pathways grew and the buildings on either side of the White House expanded in size. The open space originally known as the "parade" became the oval-shaped space known today as the Ellipse. The map's artist is unknown aside from the initials "M.J.W." inscribed.

This digital photograph by William Phillips shows the South Portico of the White House. It was taken during George W. Bush's presidency (2001-2009).

This photographic print on a stereocard shows a north view of the White House from Lafayette Square. Hyacinths are planted in the foreground and on Pennsylvania Avenue, there are two horse-drawn carriages and an early model automobile. It was taken during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency (1901-1909).

This digital photograph by Bruce White shows a south view of the White House. It was taken during Barack Obama's presidency.

This sculpture by Colonel Theodore Bingham was a model made for President William McKinley for a White House expansion. It features cupolas like those on the original wings of the Capitol Building.

This digital photograph by William Phillips shows the South Portico of the White House. It was taken during George W. Bush's presidency (2001-2009).

This color photograph was shot from the ground up at the South Portico against a bright blue sky during the last year of the administration of President Bill Clinton.

This ink drawing of the east entrance to the White House as seen from the adjacent Treasury Building was created by Joseph Pennell circa 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt became president. The Philadelphia-born artist was one of the most prominent book illustrators of his time, specializing in historic landmarks and landscapes.

This digital photograph by Bruce White shows a north view of the White House with the fountain in the foreground. It was taken during Barack Obama's presidency.

This color lithograph by Jules Guerin is of the South Portico as it appeared in 1902. It was created to be used as a magazine illustration for articles on the Theodore Roosevelt renovation. It was sold by University Art Shop in Evanston, Illinois in 1906.

This painting by Wayne Parmenter is a design plan for the White House and President's Park. It was done during Bill Clinton's presidency (1993-2001).

This photograph by Handy Studios shows the U.S. Marine Band on the South Lawn of the White House. It was taken during Woodrow Wilson's presidency (1913-1921).

This digital photograph by William Phillips shows the North Portico of the White House at night. It was taken during George W. Bush's presidency (2001-2009).

This photograph by prominent Washington, D.C. photographer Barnett McFee Clinedinst shows the North Portico of the White House. Two trees dominate the foreground on the left. It was taken following the Theodore Roosevelt renovation. Clinedinst opened a photography studio in the capital with his father, and went on to become the official White House photographer for Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.