Green Room

Adorned with green walls, green rugs, and plenty of green accents, the Green Room in the White House has been used for different celebrations and gatherings through the years. Per the White House Archives, first ladies Frances Cleveland and Eleanor Roosevelt hosted different events in this green parlor. Cleveland hosted her very first White House reception, and Roosevelt would invite guests inside the room prior to enjoying concerts in the East Room (which conveniently connects to the Green Room). But this room was not just used for joyous occasions. In 1862, the son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln contracted typhoid fever, and his open casket was placed in the Green Room. After that, Mrs. Lincoln refused to step foot in the room (via the White House Archives).