This photograph of the Front Drawing Room of Blair House was taken by Durston Saylor on February 10, 2016. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph by Durston Saylor is of the Dining Room in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. The room is located at the end of the entrance hall of the house. While this room had the potential to be used for large parties, the Blair family, the one-time residents of the house, used it for dinners with family and close friends. One of the frequent guests was Andrew Jackson, who was a friend of the Blairs.

This is a photograph by Durston Saylor of the North bedroom in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room uses many of the original furnishings of Montgomery and Mary Blair from the mid-19th century. Those pieces have been conserved and restored to their original polishes. The sleigh bed was made during the Greek revival era of 1825 to 1850. The secretary-bookcase reflects a growing consumer culture in the 19th century. As people purchased more "things," they needed different ways to store and display those products.  

This is a photograph by Durston Saylor of the North Bedroom in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room uses many of the original furnishings of Montgomery and Mary Blair from the mid-19th century. Those pieces have been conserved and restored to their original polishes. The sleigh bed was made during the Greek revival era of 1825 to 1850.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows one of the stairwells in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. A portrait of Gen. Francis Blair, Jr., whose parents were the first Blairs to reside in the house, hangs on the wall in the stairwell. In addition to being a general during the Civil War, Blair also represented the state of Missouri as a United States Senator from 1871-1873.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the South Bedroom in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room is one of 14 rooms in Blair House that serves foreign guests when they visit the White House. The room displays a historical approach blended with modern-day amenities.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the Curio Room of Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. Gist Blair - grandson of Francis Preston Blair, the first Blair to reside in the house - and his wife Laura had an affinity for antiques and other collectables. By 1919 the Blairs commissioned their cousin Nathaniel Wyatt to build them a room in the house to display their collection of antiques. The Blairs called this room the Curio Room because of their diverse collection of antiquities. The portrait above the fireplace is of Gist Blair in his uniform from World War I. It was painted by Ossip Perleman.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows a recreation of the breakfast setting used by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 while staying at Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. Anna Weatherly made the china used for the setting at a table in the Blair House library. The Queen chose to have her breakfast in the library instead of the many dining rooms in the Blair House complex.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the ancestral portraits of the Blair family hanging in the Blair House library. The people depicted in the portraits are of James and Elizabeth Blair. The portraits on display are 1909 copies of the original works. The bust between the portraits is of Francis "Judge" Preston Blair along with other portraits and photographs of the Blair Family scattered around the room. The table in the foreground is set for breakfast as it was in 2006 for Queen Elizabeth II. Anna Weatherly made the china used for the breakfast service. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the library in Blair House. Gist Blair, the grandson of Francis Preston Blair who was the first Blair to reside there, created this space in 1920 by demolishing partitions between two bedrooms on the second floor of the original Blair House. The walls and tops of the bookcases display images of the Blair Family. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room is a favorite of many of the guests who stay at Blair House. Queen Elizabeth II chose to have her breakfast in this room over the other dining rooms in the house and President and Mrs. Clinton read newspapers, magazines, and history books while their daughter Chelsea did homework in this room.

This photograph of the Lincoln Room at Blair House was taken by Durston Saylor on February 10, 2016. The room was once Francis "Judge" Preston Blair's home office where he met regularly with friends, business associates, and President Andrew Jackson. The decorations hearken back to the early days with period engravings of historic events and famous guests of the house. One of the most prominent items is a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln by Edward Dalton Merchant, which hangs over the mantel. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room, a small parlor, is historically used for U.S. officials waiting to meet with a visiting leader.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the Front Drawing Room at Blair House. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House, where visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay while on official state visits. Blair House also historically serves as residence for the president-elect and first family prior to being sworn into office.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows a detailed look of a fireplace in Blair House. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House, where visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay while on official state visits. Blair House also historically serves as residence for the president-elect and first family prior to being sworn into office.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the master bedroom in the Principal Suite at Blair House. It is decorated with Georgian period English furniture, which was the popular style during the American Revolutionary period. The chandelier is cut glass and was manufactured by Perry & Parker of London early in their partnership, circa 1798-1818. Notably, it was never wired for electricity. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House. The Principal Suite is used by foreign dignitaries and also by the president-elect before inauguration.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the second bedroom of the Principal Suite at Blair House. It is decorated in the style of the late eighteenth century and was designed after contemporary drapery pattern books. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House. This suite is in the house and is reserved for leaders of visiting diplomatic missions. The president-elect also stays in this suite at Blair House before inauguration.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the master bedroom in the Principal Suite at Blair House. It is decorated with Georgian period English furniture, which was the popular style during the American Revolutionary period. The chandelier is cut glass and was manufactured by Perry & Parker of London early in their partnership, circa 1798-1818. Notably, it was never wired for electricity. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House. The Principal Suite is used by foreign dignitaries and also by the president-elect before inauguration.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the second bedroom of the Principal Suite at Blair House. It is decorated in the style of the late eighteenth century and was designed after contemporary drapery pattern books. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House. This suite is in the house and is reserved for leaders of visiting diplomatic missions. The president-elect historically stays in this suite at Blair House before inauguration.

This is a photograph of the Rear Drawing Room in Blair House taken by Durston Saylor on April 11, 2016. The Rear Drawing Room opens out into the garden and is commonly used for various receptions and pre and post dinner concerts. The room's focal point is the imposing portrait of Daniel Webster by G. P. A. Healy, also known as George P. A. Healy. It is flanked by seventeenth-century Coromandel wood screens and sits above a marble mantelpiece from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The room is also decorated with English mid-Georgian armchairs with custom made tapestry upholstery selected by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House, where visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay while on official state visits. Blair House also historically serves as residence for the president-elect and first family prior to being sworn into office.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the sitting room of the Principal Suite at Blair House. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House. This is the grandest bedroom in the house and is reserved for leaders of visiting diplomatic missions. The president-elect also stays in this suite at Blair House before inauguration. The portrait over the mantel is of Thomas Heathcote, second Baron Heathcote, and the ancestor of Mary Mercy Heathcote, who donated many of the antiques in the suite.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the second bedroom of the Principal Suite at Blair House. It is decorated in the style of the late eighteenth century and was designed after contemporary drapery pattern books. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House. This suite is in the house and is reserved for leaders of visiting diplomatic missions. The president-elect also stays in this suite at Blair House before inauguration.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the sitting room of the Principal Suite at Blair House. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House. This is the grandest bedroom in the house and is reserved for leaders of visiting diplomatic missions. The president-elect also stays in this suite at Blair House before inauguration. The portraits on the wall are believed to be Caleb and Sarah Sedley Whitefoord. Caleb Whitefoord served as secretary to the British peace commission that formally ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the sitting room of the Principal Suite at Blair House. Blair House, located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is known as the President's Guest House. This is the grandest bedroom in the house and is reserved for leaders of visiting diplomatic missions. The president-elect also stays in this suite at Blair House before inauguration.

This photograph of a guest bedroom in Blair House, the President's Guest House, is often referred to as Mrs. Truman's Bedroom. There are 15 guest rooms in the Blair House complex, though few with historic significance. Both President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman have guests rooms named after them from their time living in Blair House while the White House was renovated from 1948-1952. Mrs. Truman used this room during that time, though the room was much smaller than her bedroom in the White House. The room features the original cast iron stove, seen in the firebox of the fireplace, and the original Greek Revival mantelpiece.

This photograph of a guest bedroom in Blair House, the President's Guest House, is often referred to as Mrs. Truman's Bedroom. There are 15 guest rooms in the Blair House complex, though few with historic significance. Both President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman have guests rooms named after them from their time living in Blair House while the White House was renovated from 1948-1952. Mrs. Truman used this room during that time, though the room was much smaller than her bedroom in the White House.

This photograph of a guest bedroom in Blair House, the President's Guest House, is often referred to as Mrs. Truman's Bedroom. There are 15 guest rooms in the Blair House complex, though few with historic significance. Both President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman have guests rooms named after them from their time living in Blair House while the White House was renovated from 1948-1952. Mrs. Truman used this room during that time, though the room was much smaller than her bedroom in the White House.