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President Washington occupied the Philadelphia President's House from November 1790 to March 1797, and Washington's successor, President John Adams, occupied it from March 1797 to May 30, 1800. Adams then visited Washington, D.C. , to oversee the transfer of the federal government and returned to his home in Quincy, Massachusetts for the summer.
The President's House, which served as the presidential mansion of George Washington, the nation's first president, from 1790 to 1797, and then for John Adams, the nation's second president, from 1797–1800. The Residence Act of 1790 empowered President George Washington to locate a permanent capital along the Potomac River.
Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style , City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia .
"The "President's House" in Philadelphia". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. 20 (4). Pennsylvania Historical Association: 380– 394. JSTOR 27769454. The full story of the "President's House" that never housed a President; Lawler, Edward (2002). "The President's House in Philadelphia: The Rediscovery of a Lost Landmark".
Franklin Court is a complex of museums, structures, and historic sites within Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It is located at the site which American printer, scientist, diplomat, and statesman Benjamin Franklin had his Philadelphia residence from 1763 to his death in 1790.
After funds were secured, the City of Philadelphia approved the restoration project in 1912 under the supervision of the AIA. Work on Congress Hall was completed the following year when President Woodrow Wilson rededicated the building. Additional work to refurbish the House chamber was completed in 1934. [10]
November: George Washington moves into President's House on High Street; December 6: United States capital relocates to Philadelphia from New York City for a period of 10 years as the new national capital is constructed in Washington, D.C. Philadelphia Stock Exchange founded; General Advertiser newspaper begins publication [4] Population ...
White House; Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home; Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home (Columbia, South Carolina) Woodrow Wilson House (Washington, D.C.) Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library; Woodburn (Charles City, Virginia)