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so far as can be learned, had it occurred to the agency charged with
the duty of making alterations or additions, to look into or be con-
cerned with the structure itself.
The interiors, so far as the original design conception of the
building was concerned, deteriorated rapidly with various remodellings
and as one historian has noted that prior to the alteration of 1902,
the East Room more nearly resembled the saloon of a Sound Steumer than
anything else, and the State Dining room had the decor of a fashionable
bar of the time.
TROMAN
N SERVICE" E of
ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS
Contrary to general belief, the original structure was well built
and well reconstructed after the fire. If any fault can be attributed
to the original structure, it was founding it on compressible soil.
For its purpose, manner of structural framing, with the floor loads
carried to the proper walls, the structure was adequate- as time has
shown. Settlement may have occurred, but in general, it has been very
uniform and caused no important dislocation.
The building was satisfuctory physically and functionally for the
first part of its life, but it must be remembered that it served as
executive offices as well as residence up until 1902.
Cabinet and other meetings held on the second floor close by the
President's study had grown by the time of the war between the States,
to such sc. le as to entirely invade the family living space. The area
was used freely by secretaries, mission and office seekers and the
family never really regained privacy of that area, as the quarters were
put to even more concentrated office use as our nation grew in size.
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