This photograph of the North Front of the White House was taken by Bruce White on July 21, 2021 during the Joseph R. Biden administration. The North Portico of the Executive Mansion along with the North Lawn is visible in the foreground.

This photograph of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was taken by Bruce White on August 15, 2015. The pergola was designed by renowned architect I. M. Pei. Formerly called the East Garden, or the First Lady's Garden, the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was formally dedicated to Mrs. Kennedy by First Lady Lady Bird Johnson in 1965. The botanical composition of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden changes with each administration. Where the Rose Garden is centered on roses, the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden is centered on the personal tastes of the current administration.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the detail at the top of the columns of the South Portico. Among the carvings are Double Scottish Roses, acanthus leaves, and medallions.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the detail at the top of the columns of the South Portico. Among the carvings are Double Scottish Roses, acanthus leaves, and medallions.

This detail photograph by Bruce White shows a portion of the window ornament on the North Portico. Carved acanthus leaves support the ledge and a portion of the Grecian chain is visible. The bottom of the foremost window is unpainted showing the Aquia Creek sandstone underneath.

This photograph is of the exterior windows on the North facade of the White House. The windows have alternating triangular or arched pediments and ornamental features such as guillouche or braiding and acanthus leaves.

This photograph is of the detailed and intricate stone carvings around the North Door of the White House. The design includes a garland crowning the top of the entrance that was made of two hand-cut Aquia sandstones that stretch to 14 feet wide when placed side-by-side. The carved stones were installed around 1796. The garland and door surround feature roses, leaves, pearls, acorns, and fruit, among other details. The North Door is the main entrance into the Executive Mansion from the North Front of the White House.

This photograph is a close up of one of pilasters on the facade of the White House. A pilaster is an ornamental architectural element designed to look like a supporting column. The pilaster has intricate carvings of double Scottish roses and acanthus leaves.

This photograph is of the exterior windows on the North facade of the White House. The windows have alternating triangular or arched pediments and ornamental features such as guillouche or braiding and acanthus leaves. The bottom of the foremost window is unpainted showing the Aquia Creek sandstone underneath.

This photograph is of the detailed and intricate stone carvings around the North Door of the White House. The design includes a garland crowning the top of the entrance that was made of two hand-cut Aquia sandstones that stretch to 14 feet wide when placed side-by-side. The carved stones were installed around 1796. The garland and door surround feature roses, leaves, pearls, acorns, and fruit, among other details. The North Door is the main entrance into the Executive Mansion from the North Front of the White House.

This photograph is a closeup of the detailed and intricate stone carvings that highlight the exterior of the White House. Designs of medallions and garlands adorned with flowers, acorns, pearls, and more are featured heavily in the pilasters, columns, and door and window surrounds of the house.

This photograph is of the ornamental swag above the window of the North Door of the White House. The swag features several botanical details such as Scottish double roses and garlands of the oak leaves.

This photograph is of the detailed and intricate stone carvings that highlights the east end of the Executive Mansion. The photograph captures the east facade fan window and the skilled carvings on the pilasters and window surrounds.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the ornamental details beneath a window on the North Portico. Between supports of carved acanthus leaves there is a Grecian chain, also known as a guilloche border. The bottom of the foremost window is unpainted showing the Aquia Creek sandstone underneath.

This photograph is of the supporting columns on the South Portico of White House. The columns' capitals have intricate carvings with double Scottish roses and acanthus leaves. In the foreground of the photograph is a budding magnolia tree.

This photograph by Bruce White highlights the pilasters on the facade of the White House. A pilaster is a decorative feature consisting of rectangular columns only just slightly protruding from the side of the building. Here, they can be seen between the windows. There are matching pilasters on the west facade.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the detail of one of the pilasters on the facade of the White House. A pilaster is a decorative feature consisting of rectangular columns only just slightly protruding from the side of the building. The cap is decorated with acanthus leaves and ionic scrolls, which support a Scottish Double Rose.

This photograph was taken in 2017. It shows the exterior of the White House, as it currently sits. It highlights the stone detail work the original Scottish stonemasons carved as they built the White House.

This photograph is of the detailed and intricate stone carving above the North Door of the White House. The design is the apex of a garland crowning the top of the entrance. The garland was made of two Aquia sandstones hand-cut into the surface and stretches to 14 feet wide when placed side-by-side. The garland consists of fruit, flowers, leaves, and acorns, among others, before crescendoing to Double Scottish Roses. The North Door is the main entrance into the Executive Mansion from the North Front of the White House.

This photograph is of the windows and architectural elements featuring elaborate stone carvings by Scottish stonemasons. The windows and the pilasters, or ornamental carvings designed to look like supporting columns have botanical details such as Double Scottish Roses and acanthus leaves.

This photograph is of the South Lawn as viewed through the pergola in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden designed by architect I. M. Pei. The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden is a counterpart to the Rose Garden with its botanical composition changing based on the preferences of each administration.

This photograph of the Hay-Adams Hotel was taken by Bruce White in 2008. The historic hotel is located on 16th Street across from St. John's Church and across Lafayette Square from the White House. The hotel's name derives from two of its famous residents: John Hay and Henry Adams. Hay served as the personal secretary to President Abraham Lincoln, United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, and secretary of state to presidents Williams McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Adams, a descendent of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, was a historian and professor.

This photograph of the Andrew Jackson Statue was taken by Bruce White in 2008. The Jackson statue, depicting the then-General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, was the first bronze statue cast in the country and the first equestrian statue in the world to be balanced solely on the horse's hind legs. There are four identical castings made from the original, which sits in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. The three others commemorate President Jackson in New Orleans, Louisiana; Nashville, Tennessee; and Jacksonville, Florida. The statue was cast by Clark Mills with help from his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid.

This photograph of the East Garden, or Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was taken by Bruce White in 2010. The botanical composition of the Jacqueline Kennedy garden changes with each administration. Where the Rose Garden is centered on roses, the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden is centered on the personal tastes of the current administration.

This photograph of the Rose Garden was taken by Bruce White in 2010. Also known as the Kennedy Rose Garden, this space is the public venue of the White House Grounds. Presidents sign bills, give speeches, address the nation, and entertain foreign dignitaries within its hedges.