when was the rose garden built at the white house
William Taft hired architect Nathan Wyeth to expand the executive wing in 1909, resulting in the formation of the Oval Office as the presidentâs work space. In 1913, the White House added another enduring feature with Ellen Wilsonâs Rose Garden. A fire during the Hoover administration in 1929 destroyed the executive wing and led to more renovations, which continued after Franklin Roosevelt entered office.