BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION
Major Gifts & Redecorations
As The President’s Guest House, Blair House is an immediate and significant symbol of the nation to our foreign visitors. While Congress ensures its architectural and structural integrity, the interior décor and gardens depend on the generosity of citizens.
RECENT PROJECTS
PRINCIPAL SUITE
The redecoration of the Principal Suite at Blair House in 2016 was generously underwritten by Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr.
LIBRARY
The redecoration of the Blair House Library was made possible by a generous gift from Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr.
LINCOLN ROOM
The redecoration of the Lincoln Room in 2012 was generously underwritten by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. McLarty III
PRINCIPAL SUITE PRIMARY BATHROOM
In 2009, the Blair House Foundation renovated the Principal Suite Primary Bathroom with in-kind participation from the following benefactors:
Carolyn Thomas, Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath: Design
The Kohler Company: Fixtures
Betty Sullivan, Architectural Ceramics: Floor and wall design and marble tile
Wood-Mode: Cabinetry
Additional appreciation to R. Bratti Associates
In 2008, The Blair House Foundation renovated the Principal Suite Second Bathroom through the generous underwriting of the Blair House Board’s vice chair, Catherine “Bunny” Murdock, with in-kind participation from the following benefactors:
Carolyn Thomas, Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath: Design
R. Bratti Associates: Marble
Collins & Company; Wood-Mode: Cabinetry
The Kohler Company: Fixtures
Abrielle: Accessories
PRINCIPAL SUITE SECOND BATHROOM
THE JOHN & DIANA ZENTAY HISTORIC AMERICAN PRINTS COLLECTION
In 2006 and 2007, John and Diana Zentay donated 210 framed, historic American prints to Blair House. They are now a vital part of the Blair House Fine Arts Collection.
TIFFANY & CO.
In 1988, Tiffany & Co. designed and created an assortment of gifts especially for Blair House, including 150 place settings of sterling flatware and assorted sterling serving pieces, 100 place settings of fine china, and two large bronze donor plaques engraved with the names of major donors to the home’s restoration in the 1980s.
In 2009, Tiffany created and donated two additional plaques: one to reflect the names of the Blair House Endowment Donors, and the second to list those who have contributed $100,000 or more to Blair House in the recent past.
ANNA WEATHERLY
Porcelain designer Anna Weatherly designed and donated four place settings of this beautiful breakfast set in 2008 for use by visiting chiefs of state in the Principal Suite of Blair House.
THE ARTHUR & JANET ROSS GARDEN
The Blair House gardens were created during the major renovation of the house in the 1980s. Through generous donations from Arthur and Janet Ross, the Arthur and Janet Ross Garden was established in Blair House’s large interior courtyard.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross subsequently endowed the gardens of Blair House to maintain and preserve them in perpetuity.