Blue Room (White House)
Room in the White House in Washington, D.C., United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Blue Room is one of three state parlors on the first floor in the White House, the residence of the president of the United States. It is distinctive for its oval shape. The room is used for receptions and receiving lines and is occasionally set for small dinners. President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in the room on June 2, 1886, the only wedding of a President and First Lady in the White House.[1] The room is traditionally decorated in shades of blue. With the Yellow Oval Room above it and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, the Blue Room is one of three oval rooms in James Hoban's original design for the White House.
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Location | 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20500 |
Built | c.ā1800 |
Restored | Coolidge-appointed committee of Colonial revival and Federal furniture experts in 1926. Subsequent work by Maison Jansen in 1961 and White House curator Clement Conger in 1971 further refined that restoration. |
Architect | James Hoban |
Architectural style(s) | French Empire style |
Governing body | The White House Office of the Curator, the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, the White House Historical Association and the White House Endowment Trust |