For over two hundred years, it's served as a formal dining room for up to 140 guests, a place for business meetings and forums, a presidential office, a cabinet room, and a drawing room.
1963: The Family Dining Room, with its Sister Parish decor, during the Kennedy administration.
The Obamas create a room that will be part of their White House design legacy. The State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., has a fancy new rug, custom-woven with motifs of wreaths and oak leaves taken from the … 1960 in Washington, D.C. White House The first White House state dinner was given in … The first family often hosts small formal dinners in this room, a space about 28 feet by 25 feet. This is a view of the table settings in the State Dining Room for a White House Dinner. Credit: The White House Historical Association. Not until the Andrew Jackson administration was it called the "State Dining Room," although it had been used for formal dinners by previous Presidents. According to the White House Historical Association, the dining room was probably the space used by newly elected Teddy Roosevelt to host African American educator Booker T. … Patrick Semansky/AP. The State Dining Room in 1992, looking northeast (HABS).
In previous administrations the room has been used … By removing a staircase, the architects significantly expanded the State Dining Room. The official home for the U.S. president was designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban but has evolved with the personal touches of … Approximately 140 guests can dine in the room for formal events. Credit: National Park Service, The White House. The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times as a drawing room, office, and Cabinet room. Today, the State Dining Room serves as a banquet hall and ceremonial chamber for all manner of official events. In 1962, the Kennedys had a replica of the 1902 mantel, complete with bison heads and the Adams quote, installed in the State Dining Room and painted the walls ivory white. The State Dining Room in 1948 still reflected the 1902 Roosevelt renovation. The room is approximately 28 by 22.5 feet (8.5 by 6.9 m). It is located directly above the Family Dining Room on the State Floor and looks out upon the North Lawn. State Dining Room redecorated after the Truman Renovation as it appeared set up in 1960 for a dinner for the King and Queen of Denmark. The space, adjacent to the State Dining Room, also often serves as a staging area for State Dinners. The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times as a drawing room, office, and Cabinet Room. Not until the Andrew Jackson administration was it called the "State Dining Room," although it had been used for formal dinners by previous presidents.