James Hoban knew the White House well.
He was born in Ireland in 1758 and died in Washington, DC in 1831.
He did important architectural work in the Mid Atlantic and Southern states.
He was the designer and architect of the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Mr. Hoban also supervised the reconstruction of the White House after it was destroyed in the War of 1812.
by Richard Sheehan
for Mago Bill