- President Chester Arthur commissions Louis Comfort Tiffany to renovate the interior of the house. One notable item from the refurbishment is a stained-glass screen located in the Entrance Hall.
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 Louis C. Tiffany's stained glass screens
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- President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the Blue Room, making him the first president to be married in White House.
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President Grover Cleveland's marriage
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- Benjamin Harrison brings the first Christmas tree inside the White House.
- A woman, probably a clerk typist, appears on the White House payroll for the first time.
- Mrs. Harrison begins collecting a representative sampling of china used by previous first families -- a tradition that continues to this day.
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- President Theodore Roosevelt officially names the president's residence the White House.
- The construction of new executive offices begins.
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