Melania Trump Unveils Her Historic Preservation of White House Gems
18 Jan 2021
After four years, First Lady Melania Trump is revealing the historic restoration and preservation initiatives she launched while living in the White House.
Mrs. Trump who previously designed a jewelry collection inspired by the ethos of New York City, New York Palm Beach, Florida, and Paris, France detailed the work she has undertaken as First Lady in terms of restoring the White House’s most treasured design aspects and gems of history.
In particular, Mrs. Trump completed the first full renovation of the Queen’s Bathroom in the residence since the 1950s, updated and restored the President’s Elevator, restored the floors of the East Room as well as the marble floors of the State Entrance and Hallway, and fully renovated the White House’s bowling alley.
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The Smithsonian Institution s Castle on the National Mall in Washington, DC
The Smithsonian Institution has scaled back its $2bn plan for expanding buildings on the southern end of its Washington, DC, campus, while unveiling details of the restoration and renovation of its 1855 Castle and its 1881 Arts and Industries Building (AIB). The updated cost has not been disclosed.
Presenting the second stage of the revised programme on Wednesday to community leaders, a Smithsonian historic preservation specialist, Carly Bond, focussed on the Castle and AIB as well as an underground utility plant that will serve those two buildings and others. The Castle, an administrative building, and the AIB, a former exhibition space that has been mostly closed since 2004, are both National Historic Landmarks.
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