Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . PLAN OF THE PRINCIPAL STORY, PRESIDENTS HOUSE. The Building.—The Presidents House {East Room opento visitiors every day, except Sundays, and private parlors byspecial permission, from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.) built of freestonepainted white, is 170 ft. long by 86 ft. wide, two storieshigh, broken by pilasters of the order, and crowned witha bahistrade. On the N. is a grand portico, of 8 Ionic col-umns, with corresponding pilasters in the rear, affording.

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Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . PLAN OF THE PRINCIPAL STORY, PRESIDENTS HOUSE. The Building.—The Presidents House {East Room opento visitiors every day, except Sundays, and private parlors byspecial permission, from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.) built of freestonepainted white, is 170 ft. long by 86 ft. wide, two storieshigh, broken by pilasters of the order, and crowned witha bahistrade. On the N. is a grand portico, of 8 Ionic col-umns, with corresponding pilasters in the rear, affording. 122 FRUSIDENM S a shelter for carriages and pedestrians. The S. front isadorned with a lofty semi-circular colonnade of 6 Ionic col-umns, resting on a rustic basement, and reached by 2flights of steps. On the W, are the conservatories. Thegeneral style is a modification of the residence of the Dukeof Leinster, Dnblu.

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