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White House Alternative Designs

August 11, 2021

Location: Washington, D.C., USA

What the White House could have looked like

Five rejected White House designs that were never built, brought to life

Never-seen-before alternative White House designs revealed

Few buildings match the iconic status held by The White House.

Alternative White House Designs

With its pristine white porticos and hallowed oval office, The White House is one of the most famous buildings in the world, instantly recognised around the globe as the home of politics and power.

But it could have looked very different: the design of the White House was chosen in a prestigious public design competition, and the plans for some of these designs have until recently been publicly unavailable.

The competition briefed designers to create a presidential mansion to rival the lavish palaces of Europe. The architects pulled out all the stops in order to have their vision for The White House built and their own spot in the history books cemented.

While James Hoban’s White House reigns supreme, HouseFresh set out to unearth the previously unseen competition entries, collaborating with The Maryland Center for History and Culture to create a series of digital renders, bringing the original designs to life.

Here’s a peak at how the White House would of looked, had Thomas Jefferson’s design been chosen:

Alternative White House Design Images

Static images of the White House, from aerial and front facing view:

-Rendered images of Thomas Jefferson’s White House design, from aerial and front facing view

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Front

-Rendered images of Philip Hart’s White House design, from aerial and front facing view

Aerial

Front

-Rendered images of Andrew Mayfield’s White House design, from aerial and front facing view

Aerial

Front

-Rendered images of Jacob Small’s White House design, from aerial and front facing view

Aerial

Front

-Rendered images of James Diamond’s White House design, from aerial and front facing view

Aerial

Front

Sources:

All original plans are provided courtesy of the Maryland Center for History and Culture.
Phillips-Shrock, Patrick. (2013) The White House: An Illustrated Architectural History. North Carolina
Mcfarland & Co, Inc.
William, C. Allen. (2005) History of the United States Capitol: A Chronicle of Design. Construction,
and Politics.Washington. US Government Printing Office
Stillman, J. (2005) Six Houses for the President. USA. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Perezmonzon, J. (2021) Five Images of How the United States Capital Could Be. jjperezmonzon.com
Johan, D. (2020) How the US Capitol’s Design Was Chosen by Public Competition.
History.howstuffworks.com

Research and Final Designs:

Original:

Original White House building design Washington, D.C.

Original White House design Washington, D.C.

Thomas Jefferson:

Thomas Jefferson White House Alternative Designs Washington, D.C.

Thomas Jefferson White House alternative design Washington, D.C.

Philip Hart:

Philip Hart White House Alternative Designs

Philip Hart White House alternative design

Andrew Mayfield:

Andrew Mayfield White House Alternative Designs

Andrew Mayfield White House alternative design

Jacob Small:

Jacob Small White House alternative design

Jacob Small White House Alternative Designs

James Diamond:

James Diamond White House Alternative Designs

James Diamond White House alternative design USA

Further design sketches along with metadata can be found here: https://bit.ly/originalWHsketches

The original source of the content: https://housefresh.com/what-the-white-house-could-have-looked-like/

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