here the madisons acquired a great deal of furniture from a georgetown cabinet maker, william worthington jr. perhaps they learned their lesson from outsourcing. possibly secondhand also, but locally made nonetheless. and two setee's, one secretary desk and large dining table and one large family bed stead came from the worthington workshop. they also patronized the merchant and silversmith charles burnett buying fireplace equipment, class ware and plated flatware. the madisons never lived at 1600 pennsylvania avenue again. president madison did begin its reconstruction before leaving office. in 1815 reconstruction of the white house began and surprisingly james hoban was called upon to supervise and not latrobe. although latrobe's relationship with mrs. madison remained steady, his loose tongue and self-importance and endless amount of problematic insults had become a real issue for mr. madison. but as a gentleman he was, he did not lay any objection to the interview that was given to latrobe to become the architect of the capitol building, which he did receive. his less than favorable a