1989 On the day President George Bush (Snr) moved into the White House

Before and after shots of the Hammerwood Park restoration in 1989. Hammerwood Park was built by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1792. He emigrated to America in 1795 and became the first professional architect, working on the White House interior for Dolly Madison and more for Predident Jefferson. The porticos of the White House were built by James Hoban to Latrobe's design whilst Latrobe was working on the Capitol. Among Latrobe's other famous works was Baltimore Cathedral, the city water supply to Philadelphia and introducing the Greek Revival as the style of public architecture to the United States