Melania Trump Breaks Ground on a New White House Tennis Pavilion

From House Beautiful

The current occupant of the White House may be facing an impeachment inquiry, but for her part, Melania Trump is keep up with First Lady business as usual.

Yesterday, she celebrated the groundbreaking of a project on the White House grounds: a new tennis pavilion. "Thank you to all who will help in making this legacy piece possible for future first families to gather at and enjoy for years to come," she wrote in a tweet, adding that the finished structure "will be a testament to American craftsmanship and skill."

Melania revealed few details about her plans for the pavilion, though the First Lady did tweet out what appeared to be a sketch for the edifice, alongside a "before" picture of a current courtside shed. Note, no cost has been disclosed for the project, which the White House says will be paid for with "private donations."

According to CNN, the National Park Service, which operates the White House grounds, submitted a plan for the pavilion in June. It describes an edifice "approximately 1,200 square feet in area and approximately 18 feet in height," which would be "clad in limestone and have a copper roof. This new structure will be located west of the existing tennis/basketball court." (During the previous administration, basketball fan Barack Obama had the White House tennis court adapted to function for both tennis and hoops.)

The proposal also notes that the new element would "provide a unifying element for the tennis court, the Children's Garden and the Kitchen Garden." The Children's Garden was envisioned by Lady Bird Johnson back in the late 1960s, while the Kitchen Garden was founded by Michelle Obama in 2009, as a way of promoting healthy eating.

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