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These Images of the White House's East Wing Show What We Have Lost

The East Wing demolition clears the way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom costing $300 million amid concerns over historic preservation and oversight.

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The White House East Wing will be demolished to make way for a new $300 million ballroom. A look back at its historic role and what this change means.

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The White House wing that was used as the office of the wives becomes a ballroom, symbol of the rampant trumpism

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The East Wing of the White House is little more than a ruin. Demolition began Monday to make way for a large new building that is intended to house a new stateroom, the brainchild of US President Donald Trump. The new building will have a total floor area of nearly 8,400 square meters. The National Historic Preservation Commission is concerned that the new building will overshadow the main White House, which has a floor area of about 5,100 squar…

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House Beautiful broke the news in on Friday, October 24, 2025.
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