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| | Interior of the White House after 1902 redecoration by McKim, Mead, and White (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | In addition, McKim, Mead, and White's plan called for weight-bearing walls to be taken out on the main floor of the building (in order to expand the dining room), which meant that the second floor had to be suspended from a steel truss in the attic, rather than resting on support from the main floor. |
 | | The woodwork is wholly in white, with a high enamel finish; the four mantels are of richly colored marble, and the curtains and hangings are of yellow. |
 | | McKim, Mead, and White described the changes in their architects' report: "The walls of the East Room are covered with wood panelling, enameled; the ornamental ceiling is done in stucco, and set in the walls are twelve low relief panels by Piccirilli Brothers, sculptors, the subjects being taken from Aesop's Fables. |
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