Second Floor Executive Residence

1 second floor

1.1 center hall, east sitting hall, , grand stair
1.2 lincoln bedroom , sitting room
1.3 queens bedroom , sitting room
1.4 treaty room
1.5 yellow oval room
1.6 presidential bedroom suite: small bedroom/living room
1.7 presidential bedroom suite: large bedroom
1.8 presidential bedroom suite: dressing room
1.9 west sitting hall
1.10 family kitchen , president s dining room
1.11 cosmetology room
1.12 west room, north hall, , east room

second floor

the grand staircase, leading second floor.

the second floor contains private living apartments of first family, kitchen. of these rooms used official entertaining, reserved private use. rooms found on second floor include center hall, east sitting hall, lincoln bedroom, lincoln sitting room, president s dining room, queens bedroom, queens sitting room, treaty room, west sitting hall, , yellow oval room. truman balcony accessed floor.

the second floor contains 7 historic rooms: lincoln bedroom, lincoln sitting room, queens bedroom, queens sitting room, treaty room, east sitting hall, , yellow oval room. western half of second floor contains family rooms, kitchen, , family dining room, of may redecorated or undergo architectural revision @ whim of president.

when white house occupied in 1801, eastern half of second floor remained unfinished. later queens suite, lincoln suite, east sitting hall, grand stair, , grand stair landing did not exist. unfinished west sitting hall, not intended sitting hall @ rather grand staircase leading ground floor. second floor completed 1809. before theodore roosevelt renovation of 1902, executive offices of president located @ east end of second floor , public had full , free access these areas.

center hall, east sitting hall, , grand stair

originally known great passage, center hall has been part of design of white house. has not had same structural design. today, load-bearing walls outside treaty room define western side of stair landing. these walls did not exist when white house occupied in 1801. today, center hall, stair landing, , east sitting room on same level. in 1801, 3 small steps outside treaty room led great passage east sitting room. additionally, there no grand stair north of stair landing. when white house opened, simple, narrow private stair led ground floor second floor grand stair today.

the center hall has been used large drawing room , waiting area guests shown yellow oval room. except addition of stair landing, little has changed in center hall. minor decorative elements have been altered, such addition of cornice molding , bookshelves during 1952 reconstruction.

the east sitting hall 1 of 7 historic spaces on second floor. in first half of 1800s, white house treated government office building rather residence, , members of public expected complete access it. wanted see president ascend second floor using private steps , wait in east sitting hall. james hoban, original architect of white house, planned , built double-arched venetian window here provide light possible area. after 1902, public no longer had access second floor, , area has been used small parlor.

the east sitting hall more distinctively set off center hall 1952 reconstruction. steps leading center hall east hall room removed, , small storage spaces added on north , south side of passage. halved width of hall here, created more private east sitting room. narrow servants stair added in north storage area provide additional access third floor.

access center hall provided grand staircase on west end of building. on east end, narrower set of stairs single return gave access. these plain stairs replaced modern grand staircase.

lincoln bedroom , sitting room

the lincoln bedroom.



the queens bedroom in 2000.



the treaty room during george w. bush administration.



the yellow oval room, time in 2000s.



the presidential bedroom suite, after redecoration in 1981.



first lady laura bush , michelle obama in west sitting hall in 2008.

the lincoln bedroom , lincoln sitting room located in southeast corner of second floor. designed , completed in 1809, space contained 2 narrow, north-south running bedchambers toilet room between them. 1825, toilet had been removed , space joined west bedchamber form president s office. area used president s office on next several decades. abraham lincoln used both office , cabinet room, , signed emancipation proclamation in lincoln bedroom in 1863. lincoln sitting room used office presidential aides, although president john tyler used part of office 1841 1845.

the next major reconfiguration of space occurred during 1952 reconstruction of white house, when full bath , toilet built in northeast corner of lincoln sitting room.

president truman individual conceived of dedicating space lincoln. desk in bedroom lincoln s, , 8-foot (2.4 m) long, 6-foot (1.8 m) wide rosewood bed 1 willie lincoln died in. portrait of president andrew jackson hangs in room 1 abraham lincoln admired, , lincoln bedroom has known copy of gettysburg address signed, dated, , titled lincoln himself. sitting room furnishings purchased first lady mary todd lincoln. include 4 mahogany chairs, chest in late empire style, , red , gold rugs , drapes. small mahogany desk in sitting room constructed james hoban himself. lincoln bedroom , sitting room redecorated first lady laura bush, changed decor more accurately reflected tastes common during american civil war. lincoln bedroom used house close friends of president visiting white house.

queens bedroom , sitting room

the queens bedroom , queens sitting room occupy northeast corner of second floor. when space completed in 1809, mirror of lincoln suite south: 2 narrow bedrooms toilet between them. , lincoln suite, toilet removed 1825 , toilet space joined western bedchamber. instead of office space, however, western two-thirds of space partitioned create storage areas. remaining bedroom became known rose bedroom or pink bedroom, after color of decorating scheme. reserved guest bedroom, , used president s private secretaries—all of whom male, , many of them sons of presidents. 1865, western storage space had been converted clerk s office. first woman occupy bedroom anna roosevelt, moved white house in 1944. 1952 white house reconstruction created full bath , toilet in northeast corner of sitting room.

the name of suite of rooms taken number of women royalty ve stayed in room: elizabeth, queen consort of king george vi of canada; queen elizabeth ii of united kingdom; queen wilhelmina of netherlands; , queen juliana of netherlands.

treaty room

the treaty room located between lincoln suite , yellow oval room, on south side of east wing of executive residence. when completed in 1809, intended bedroom. 1825, function had changed audience chamber people meet president (whose office next door east). 1865, room had been partitioned. passage taking southern third of room created, permit individuals pass unobserved president s office directly white house library (then occupying yellow oval room). remained of room used cabinet meetings 1865 1902. space used sitting room 1902 1961. 1952 white house reconstruction removed passage. new door opened in southwest corner of room permit direct access yellow oval room.

the space became known treaty room after president john f. kennedy signed partial nuclear test ban treaty in room in 1963. s been used important treaty signings ever since. president richard nixon signed anti-ballistic missile treaty in room in 1972, , president jimmy carter signed camp david accords in room in 1978.

the room has undergone changes in past 25 years. first lady barbara bush converted private sitting room president. president george w. bush had room s historic paneling , vibrant red, gold, , blue fabrics removed alter more own personal taste. president barack obama had room redecorated in shades of beige, , continued use private presidential study.

a half-bathroom in northwest corner of treaty room remains of 2015 untouched since creation in 1952. has green , white floor tile in checkerboard pattern, , plumbing pipes exposed.

yellow oval room

the yellow oval room topmost of executive residence s 3 oval rooms. not yet furnished when white house first occupied, president john adams used levée room new year s day celebrations on january 1, 1801. room received name after first lady dolley madison decorated room in yellow damask in 1809. room served ladies drawing room 1809 1829, when turned ladies toilet room under andrew jackson. continued used ladies toilet until 1845. first lady abigail fillmore turned library 1851.

by 1865, first major architectural change made room when doorway cut room s southeast corner provide access passage leading behind treaty room presidential office in southeast corner of second floor. yellow oval room turned family room , private presidential study abraham lincoln, , remained way until 1952. president franklin d. roosevelt , president harry s. truman referred informally oval study , , used informal working , meeting space.

the white house reconstruction of 1952 saw additional major architectural changes room. 1865 passage removed, door treaty room remained. balance door aesthetically, closet created in northeast corner of yellow oval room , identical door used close off. in west wall of room, door cut provide access presidential bedroom suite.

president dwight d. eisenhower began practice of using yellow oval room formal reception room. more recently, space has served formal drawing room first family, , reception room presidents greet dignitaries before lunches , dinners.

presidential bedroom suite: small bedroom/living room

the non-historic rooms of second floor constitute first family s private residence. non-historic space, may reconfigured , redecorated in way.

from east west, leading away yellow oval room on south side, small bedroom (with full bath), large bedroom, , dressing room (with full bath). small bedroom west of yellow oval room used bedroom beginning president james madison , concluding administration of president franklin pierce. abraham lincoln slept in room, , not lincoln bedroom commonly assumed (due name). other occupants of room included mary johnson stover (daughter of andrew jackson) , 3 children; may , jessie mcelroy (nieces of president chester arthur), russell harrison (president benjamin harrison s adult son); mary harrison mckee (adult daughter of president benjamin harrison) , 2 children; quentin , archie roosevelt (sons of president theodore roosevelt); president woodrow wilson , second wife, edith wilson; president warren g. harding; president franklin d. roosevelt; , president harry s. truman.

during 1952 renovation, dressing room built straddled wall between room , large bedroom west. dressing room accessed small bedroom. full bath created in northeast corner of room. space continued used bedroom president dwight d. eisenhower; president john f. kennedy; , president richard nixon—all of whom slept in room. room turned living room , study president gerald ford, , has remained study , living room 2013.

presidential bedroom suite: large bedroom

to west of space large bedroom, has been used president , first lady private bedroom. president , first lady sleep in same room, not due president s , late hours, , personal idiosyncrasies.

when room completed in 1809, intended used president s bedroom. tiny entry foyer partitioned off @ north door, , western part of northern third of room occupied narrow hallway. hallway connected north-south running dressing room on western wall of white house. small toilet occupied southern end of dressing room. in configuration, large bedroom occupied president james madison , wife, dolley; president thomas jefferson; president john adams , wife, abigail; , president james monroe , wife, elizabeth.

the entry foyer , north passage removed 1825. large bedroom subsequently occupied president john quincy adams , wife, louisa; president andrew jackson; president van buren; president john tyler , wives letitia christian tyler , julia gardiner tyler; , president james k. polk , wife, sarah;

a full bath added dressing room 1849. large bedroom used president zachary taylor , wife, margaret; president millard fillmore , wife, abigail; president franklin pierce , wife, jane; president james buchanan; , first lady mary todd lincoln. northern passage (this time extending across length of room) restored 1865. open doorframe in south wall provided access bedroom south. 1865 configuration occupied senator david t. patterson , wife, martha (daughter of president andrew johnson); president ulysses s. grant , wife, julia; president rutherford b. hayes , wife, lucy; president james garfield , wife, lucretia; mary arthur mcelroy, sister of widowed president chester arthur; ruth, esther, , marion cleveland, young daughters of president grover cleveland; president benjamin harrison , wife, caroline; president theodore roosevelt , wife, edith; president william howard taft , wife, helen; president woodrow wilson , first wife, ellen axson wilson; president warren g. harding , wife, florence; president calvin coolidge , wife, grace; , president herbert hoover , wife, lou. used sitting room first ladies eleanor roosevelt , bess truman.

the room underwent major architectural change in 1952. northeast corner of room intruded upon dressing room extended small bedroom east. closet extended west northwest corner of room. accommodate these spaces, northern wall of large bedroom made convex. continued used sitting room bess truman, reverted bedroom space in 1953. has remained in 1952 configuration ever since, , has been occupied first lady mamie eisenhower; first lady jacqueline kennedy; first lady lady bird johnson; first lady pat nixon; president gerald r. ford , wife, betty; president jimmy carter , wife, rosalynn; president ronald reagan , wife, nancy; president george h. w. bush , wife, barbara; president bill clinton , wife, hillary; , president barack obama , wife, michelle.

presidential bedroom suite: dressing room

the presidential bedroom suite dressing room part of executive residence when completed in 1809. full bath added time before 1849. bath expanded take half dressing room s space in 1952 reconstruction.

the dressing room has not served dressing room, however. served small bedroom susanna adams, daughter of president john adams; louisa smith, niece of first lady abigail adams; tad lincoln, son of president abraham lincoln; robert johnson, son of president andrew johnson; anne thompson, nursemaid young children of president grover cleveland; first lady eleanor roosevelt; , first lady bess truman. used private study of first ladies lucy webb hayes , lou henry hoover, , private dining room president woodrow wilson , second wife, edith. first lady florence harding used dress storage room. served combination dressing room/sitting room/office first ladies mamie eisenhower, jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson, pat nixon, betty ford, rosalynn carter, nancy reagan, barbara bush, , hillary rodham clinton. michelle obama used dressing room.

west sitting hall

west sitting hall did not exist when white house completed in 1809. james hoban s original design white house had flight of stairs, 1 against north wall , 1 against south wall, on ground floor. these rose landing, , single flight of stairs rose second floor. left small area north , south of staircase, 1865 being called west hall. in 1869, president grant rebuilt stairs single staircase rose against south wall. left space there in single rather divided area, making more useful. new space created on second floor became west sitting hall. considered part of first family s private space, west sitting hall has undergone redecoration every new presidency , not considered historic room.

family kitchen , president s dining room

the family kitchen , president s dining room located in northwest corner of second floor. large bedroom existed here known prince of wales room , after albert, prince of wales stayed in room in 1860.

when part of executive residence completed in 1809, bedroom suite occupied space. private stairs , cosmetology room eastern chamber , closet of suite, bedroom , toilet occupied president s dining room, , lady s dressing room in space occupied family kitchen, kitchen storage space, , pantry.

this space little changed 1825. since private stairs ground floor complete, closet in eastern chamber removed , landing stairs inserted in middle of room. created open storage area in southern third of chamber. first lady louisa adams , niece, mary hellen, used bedroom , dressing room bedroom suite (but did not occupy eastern chamber). march 1829 summer of 1830, 3 rooms occupied jack , emily donelson , 4 children. president william henry harrison used larger bedroom personal bedroom during 32-day presidency in 1841. robert tyler (son of president john tyler), wife, , daughter used 3 rooms april 1841 march 1845. 1845 1849, bedroom, dressing room, , eastern chamber used augusta tabb walker , 2 small children.

a full bath added eastern chamber 1865. accommodate bathroom, stairs moved middle southern part of room, , storage space eliminated. in configuration, bedroom used willie lincoln (who died in it). first lady eliza johnson used small eastern chamber bedroom, while first family used larger bedroom living room. large room later used bedroom nellie grant (daughter of president ulysses s. grant); fanny hayes (daughter of president rutherford b. hayes); mary mollie garfield (daughter of president james garfield); ellen nell arthur (daughter of president chester arthur); president grover cleveland , first lady frances cleveland; james robert , mary harrison mckee , 2 small children; president william mckinley , wife, ida; alice roosevelt (daughter of president theodore roosevelt) september 1901 february 1906; ethel roosevelt (daughter of president theodore roosevelt); first lady helen taft; eleanor wilson (daughter of president woodrow wilson); calvin coolidge, jr.; lorena hickok (journalist , aide first lady eleanor roosevelt); , margaret truman (daughter of president harry s. truman).

major architectural changes these spaces came in 1952. in eastern chamber, bathroom removed, stairs widened, , stairs moved middle of space. created new (and @ last, enclosed) storage space south of stairs. passage eastern chamber bedroom closed well. 1952 reconstruction turned bedroom mirror image of president s bedroom across center hall. bedroom s south wall made convex, created walled-off dead space in room s southeast corner. southwest corner became storage space accessible dressing room. after reconstruction, margaret truman continued use bedroom. in 1953, first lady mamie eisenhower turned bedroom sitting room mother, elivera minnie doud.

in 1961, bedroom suite torn out. jacqueline kennedy thought family dining room on state floor cavernous , impersonal raise family in, , decided smaller, more intimate dining room (now president s dining room) should created on second floor. small kitchen took on space once dressing room, pantry , storage space occupying southern half of space. (the storage closet created in now-convex room east accessed new pantry.) bedroom became new family dining room.

cosmetology room

what known today cosmetology room series of small rooms used work , storage space. turned bathroom 1865. @ point before 1933, bath in space removed , area converted small office. first ladies eleanor roosevelt , bess truman used space personal office. president dwight eisenhower used art room, paint. kennedys used nursery 2 small children, , first daughter luci johnson used study. during nixon administration, room turned beauty salon , named cosmetology room. first lady rosalynn carter planned renovate cosmetology room, left job first lady nancy reagan. in 1981, national hairdressers , cosmetologists association paid $8,000 ($21,075 in 2016 dollars) refurbishment of cosmetology room. added room $400 ($1,054 in 2016 dollars) salmon-colored louis xv lounge chair, $720 ($1,897 in 2016 dollars) white leather side chair, $230 ($606 in 2016 dollars) manicurist s stool, $346 ($911 in 2016 dollars) enamel shampoo bowl, $1,200 ($3,161 in 2016 dollars) pair of hair dryers, $1,800 ($4,742 in 2016 dollars) in wallpaper featuring pattern consisting of minute chinese-style medallion, $3,000 ($5,269 in 2016 dollars) coral-colored handmade wool rug, white lucite make-up center, green , red drapes, , dotted white batiste curtains switzerland. space remained beauty parlor 2013.

west room, north hall, , east room

the west room, north hall, , east room occupy center section of north wall of executive residence. when area of mansion completed in 1809, single large storeroom occupied space. western wall of east room in place 1825. 2 small storerooms had been created in later north hall constructing short, non-load bearing walls. these walls projected west, dividing room thirds. north hall exists today created 1865 when storage partitions in west room removed.

west room served, @ various times, bedroom willie lincoln, president andrew johnson, andrew johnson jr. (president johnson s son), robert , charles taft (sons of president taft), joseph p. lash (a close friend of first lady eleanor roosevelt), reathel odum (private secretary first lady bess truman), john f. kennedy jr.; , chuck , lynda bird johnson robb , daughter. room converted playroom first daughter amy carter in 1977, , president ronald reagan had set fitness room.

the north hall president abraham lincoln stood delivered speeches crowds on north lawn. used schoolroom fanny , scott hayes, youngest children of president rutherford b. hayes. served maid s room during 2 terms of president theodore roosevelt, bedroom maude shaw (nursemaid caroline kennedy , john f. kennedy, jr.), , clothing storage space first ladies lady bird johnson , nancy reagan.

east room s first documented use bedroom frederick dent (the father of first lady julia grant). later served bedroom president chester arthur, mary dimmick (first lady caroline harrison s niece , private secretary), john witherspoon scott (father of first lady caroline harrison), kermit roosevelt, madge wallace (mother of first lady bess truman), caroline kennedy, pat , luci nugent (she daughter of president lyndon b. johnson), tricia nixon, susan ford (daughter of president gerald ford), , amy carter. converted office first lady nancy reagan, turned bedroom use chelsea clinton (daughter of president bill clinton).

scott hayes (young son of president rutherford b. hayes), birchard hayes (teenage son of president rutherford b. hayes), irvin garfield (young son of president james garfield), abram garfield (young son of president james garfield), used either west room or east room bedroom, records not clear which.

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