HERBERT HOOVER
The Hoover Houses and Community Structures
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Plates XI. & XII. Bruce McKay's Site Plan for Proposed Cottage Restoration and Construction of Caretakers' Lodge, Autumn of 1937. Courtesy Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.

Plate XIII. Herbert Hoover's June 1937 Visit to the Cottage. On June 11, 1937, Herbert Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hoover, and Architect McKay visited the Cottage to discuss plans for its restoration. Shown with the Hoovers in this photograph is Oliver Albin, son of Fred Albin. From Maud Stratton's Scrapbooks, courtesy Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.

Plate XIV. In the summer of 1938 the Hoover Cottage was restored to its appearance, circa 1875. Robert McLeod, in white, is superintending the removal of weatherboarding from the Scellers House by Delbert Fairall, who worked at various tasks throughout the restoration. Forrest Brown is inspecting the tools on the front porch. From Maud Stratton's Scrapbooks, courtesy Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.

Plate XV. Restoration of the Hoover Cottage. A load of lumber purchased from the Rock Island is unloaded at the site. The viewer can observe that there are no boards and battens under the weatherboard in the front section of the Scellers House. From Maud Stratton's Scrapbooks, courtesy Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.

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