White House of the Confederacy by Helen Betts

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11-NOV-2018

White House of the Confederacy

The White House of the Confederacy – now overshadowed by a hospital -- is a historic house in Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it was the main executive residence of the sole president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. It was viewed as the Confederate States’ counterpart to the White House in Washington, D.C.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Success! posted earlier:

Sony RX10 IV
1/100s f/8.0 at 8.9mm iso640 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Julie Oldfield		26-Nov-2018 00:14
Much less grand. Very interesting. V

Ursula Miller		25-Nov-2018 07:25
Beautiful picture of this fine architecture.

joseantonio		25-Nov-2018 05:12
had never seen this.Thank you for showing.V.

Nick Paoni		25-Nov-2018 03:48
An interesting piece of history. It really does look like it being crowded out by development.

Jim Coffman		25-Nov-2018 03:39
A very nice capture of this historic house! Wonder when it will offend someone and it will be torn down...

Hank Vander Velde		25-Nov-2018 02:14
Nice shot of this heritage structure Helen. Good info too.

bill friedlander		25-Nov-2018 01:29
Not as grand as the WH but still a lovely building. V

Isabel Cutler		25-Nov-2018 00:46
Looks like it's in excellent shape.

globalgadabout		25-Nov-2018 00:12
not quite the peak of 19th century architecture, yet an historical structure to be treasured..

carabias		24-Nov-2018 23:28
The United States would not be anyone without the Confederation. Beautiful picture, Helen! V

Kuriacose Joseph		24-Nov-2018 23:06
Interesting to see this. Hopefully, it is viewed simply as a historical artifact, and not as a memorial to the good old times.