President 's House ( Philadelphia ) - wikipedia President 's House ( Philadelphia ) President 's House in Philadelphia Third Presidential Mansion, occupied by George Washington, November 1790 -- March 1797. Occupied by John Adams, March 1797 -- May 1800. Wikimedia © OpenStreetMap Former names 190 High Street Masters - Penn House Robert Morris Mansion General information Architectural style Georgian Address 524 -- 30 Market Street Town or city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Country United States Coordinates 39 ° 57 ′ 02 '' N 75 ° 09 ′ 00 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.95058 ° N 75.15007 ° W ﻿ / 39.95058 ; - 75.15007 Coordinates : 39 ° 57 ′ 02 '' N 75 ° 09 ′ 00 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.95058 ° N 75.15007 ° W ﻿ / 39.95058 ; - 75.15007 Construction started 1767 Demolished 1832 / 1951 Client Mary Lawrence Masters The President 's House, at 524 -- 30 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the third Presidential Mansion. It housed George Washington from November 27, 1790, to March 10, 1797, and John Adams from March 21, 1797, to May 30, 1800. Contents 1 History 2 President Washington in Philadelphia 3 President Adams in Philadelphia 4 Archaeology and advocacy 4.1 President 's House Memorial 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History The three - and - a-half - story brick mansion on the south side of Market Street was built in 1767 by widow Mary Lawrence Masters. In 1772, she gave it as a wedding gift to her elder daughter, who married Richard Penn, the lieutenant - governor of the Colony and a grandson of William Penn. The Penns and the Masterses moved to England during the early days of the American Revolutionary War. During the British occupation of Philadelphia, September 1777 to June 1778, the house was headquarters for General Sir William Howe. Following the British evacuation, it housed the American military governor, Benedict Arnold, and it was here that he began his treason. After Arnold left Philadelphia, the next resident was John Holker. Holker was a purchasing agent for the French, who were American allies at the time. Under his care the house suffered a fire, and was sold to a man whom Holker knew well, financier Robert Morris. In 1781, Morris purchased, refurbished, and expanded the house ; he lived there while Superintendent of Finance. Washington lodged here with Morris during the 1787 Constitutional Convention. In 1790, Morris gave up the house for his friend to use as the Executive Mansion, and moved to the house next door. President Washington occupied the President 's House from November 1790 to March 1797, and President Adams from March 1797 to May 1800. Adams oversaw the transfer of the federal government from the temporary capital of Philadelphia to the District of Columbia, and first occupied the White House there on November 1, 1800. The main Morris house in Philadelphia was demolished in 1832. The four - story east and west walls survived as party walls shared with the adjoining buildings. These, along with surviving sections of the backbuildings, were demolished in the 1950s during the development of Independence Mall. In late 2000, during excavation for the new Liberty Bell Center, foundations of the President 's House were uncovered. Intense interest arose in the project, especially after it was revealed that the center 's planned main entrance would be just feet from the site of Washington 's slave quarters. Although initially reluctant, Independence National Historical Park finally expanded its interpretation at the center to include more about slavery, including material about the nine enslaved African Americans : Moll, Christopher Sheels, Hercules, his son Richmond, Oney Judge, her brother Austin, and Giles, Paris, and Joe, who had worked at the President 's House. The Park undertook a public archaeology project in 2007 that uncovered foundations of the backbuildings, the President 's office, and the massive Bow Window designed by Washington as a ceremonial space. It commissioned a memorial at the site, which opened in 2010 to mark the site of the President 's House, as well as to acknowledge the slaves and their place in Philadelphia and United States history, with material about the black community in the city, both free and enslaved. President Washington in Philadelphia `` The Washington Family '' by Edward Savage, painted between 1789 and 1796, shows ( from left to right ) : George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington, Nelly Custis, Martha Washington, and an enslaved servant ( probably William Lee or Christopher Sheels ). 1796 Runaway Ad for Oney Judge, one of nine slaves held by Washington at the Philadelphia President 's House. Washington had a household staff of about 24, several of whom were enslaved African Americans, plus an office staff of 4 or 5, all of whom lived and worked in the house. His wife Martha and two of her grandchildren, `` Wash '' Custis and Nelly Custis, were part of the First Family. The house was too small for the 30 - plus occupants, so the President made additions : ``... a large two - story bow to be added to south side of the main house making the rooms at the rear thirty - four feet in length, a long one - story servants ' hall to be built on the east side of the kitchen ell, the bathtubs to be removed from the bath house 's second floor and the bathingroom turned into the President 's private office, additional servant rooms to be constructed, and an expansion of the stables. '' Although Pennsylvania passed a law in 1780 for the gradual abolition of slavery in the state, it permitted slaveholders from other states to hold slaves in the free state for up to six months. After that time, slaves would gain their freedom. Members of Congress were exempt from Pennsylvania 's Gradual Abolition Act, but not officers of the executive and judicial branches. Washington and other slaveholders regularly rotated their slaves out of the state to prevent the slaves from establishing the 6 - month residency needed to qualify for manumission. After Washington 's slave Oney Judge escaped from captivity in Philadelphia, the president gradually replaced most of his slaves in the capital with indentured servants who were German immigrants. Hercules, a cook who had worked in Philadelphia, was sent back to Virginia by Washington and assigned to field work. He escaped from Mount Vernon on February 22, 1797 and made his way to freedom in Philadelphia. Later he was seen living in New York City. He was among the slaves whom Washington owned and freed in his will. ( Some slaves on his plantation were his wife 's by dower rights and belonged to her estate and her heirs. ) Although Washington had stipulated that his slaves should not be freed until after both his and Martha Washington 's deaths, his widow decided to free his slaves in 1801. By then absent from Mount Vernon for four years, the fugitive Hercules may never have learned that he was legally free. Major acts as president : Oversaw the ratification of the United States Bill of Rights. Oversaw the establishment, location and planning of the future District of Columbia. Quashed the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania. President Adams in Philadelphia Major acts as president : Built 6 frigates for the United States Navy. Established the modern United States Marine Corps. French seizure of more than 300 American ships and the XYZ Affair 's demand for bribes led to the Quasi War with France. Completed construction of the White House and much of the United States Capitol. Archaeology and advocacy Excavation in 2000 associated with the new Liberty Bell Center uncovered foundations of the ice house. In 2002, it was publicized that Washington had kept nine slaves at the house, and that the LBC 's entrance was to be five feet from the former slave quarters. As news spread of the discovery, scholars such as the historian Gary Nash, members of the African - American community, and activists and interest groups in Philadelphia began to push for recognition of Washington 's slaves and slavery in US history in exhibits at the new center. As a result of public interest and concerns, the National Park Service expanded its education programs related to the site and committed to incorporating more material on Washington 's slaves and slavery in US history into the Liberty Bell Center. In 2002, after an article documented that Washington had held slaves at his house, the National Park Service received a petition signed by 15,000 people urging it to build a memorial to the President 's House and Washington 's slaves. The Philadelphia Inquirer started carrying regular stories about the site and stakeholders in April 2002 and continued until the Liberty Bell Center opened in October 2003. In the spring of 2002, the activist group Avenging the Ancestors, was formed under the leadership of Michael Coard. President 's House memorial By 2003, the National Park Service was doing more consultation with the African - American community. It incorporated exhibits at the Liberty Bell Center that told about slavery, and provided ways for the African - American community to participate in decisions about a memorial. A design competition was held in 2005 -- 2006, with participation by stakeholders, to select the design and firm. In 2007 the National Park Service undertook a public archaeology project to excavate artifacts and assess the findings at the site of the President 's House. It attracted 300,000 visitors, as a viewing area was constructed so they could oversee the archaeologists at work. The project stimulated tremendous interest and wide - ranging discussions in the city and region about the role of slavery in its history, as well as national media attention. Due to findings of fragments of an 18th - century building, the memorial had to be redesigned. It was developed as a joint project of the National Park Service and the City of Philadelphia. Completed in 2010, the memorial, President 's House : Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation, is an open - air pavilion that shows the outline of the original buildings and allows visitors to view the remaining foundations. Some artifacts are displayed within the pavilion. Signage and video exhibits portray the history of the structure, as well as the roles of Washington 's slaves in his household and slaves in American society. The memorial was a joint project of the City of Philadelphia and the National Park Service. Memorial at the site of the former President 's House. President 's House Memorial, looking north. Kitchen foundations. See also Philadelphia portal Samuel Osgood House, first Presidential mansion Alexander Macomb House, second Presidential mansion Germantown White House, twice temporarily occupied by President Washington References ^ Jump up to : Edward Lawler, Jr., `` A Brief History of the President 's House in Philadelphia '', US History, updated May 2010 Jump up ^ Rebecca Yamin, Digging in the City of Brotherly Love : Stories from Philadelphia Archeology, Yale University Press, 2008, pp. 46 -- 53 Jump up ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 24, 2002 ^ Jump up to : Craig LaBan, `` A birthday shock from Washington 's chef '', The Philadelphia Inquirer, 22 February 2010, accessed 2 April 2012 Jump up ^ Faye Flam, `` Formerly on Ice, Past Unearthed. The Icehouse Found in Philadelphia Gives a Glimpse into Colonial History, '' The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 23, 2001. Jump up ^ Rebecca Yamin, Digging in the City of Brotherly Love : Stories from Philadelphia Archaeology, Yale University Press, 2008, pp. 46 -- 50 Jump up ^ Yamin ( 2008 ), Digging, p. 52 ^ Jump up to : Yamin ( 2008 ), Digging, p. 50 Jump up ^ Avenging The Ancestors http://www.avengingtheancestors.com/index.asp Jump up ^ Yamin ( 2008 ), Digging, pp. 53 -- 54 ^ Jump up to : `` President 's House Opens on Independence Mall in Philadelphia '', Press Release, City of Philadelphia and Independence National Historical Park, accessed 16 February 2012 Jump up ^ Stephan Salisbury ( August 20, 2012 ). `` Problems still plague Philadelphia 's President 's House memorial ''. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 20 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Presidents House : Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation ''. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved 20 March 2016. External links National Park Service : History of the President 's House `` President 's House in Philadelphia '', Unofficial Website, with many photos and news stories Edward Lawler, Jr., `` A Brief History of the President 's House in Philadelphia '', US History, updated May 2010 `` President 's House Opens on Independence Mall in Philadelphia '', Press Release, City of Philadelphia and Independence National Historical Park `` Mansion originally belonging to Richard Penn '', Historical Society of Pennsylvania George Washington 1st President of the United States, 1789 -- 1797 Senior Officer of the Army, 1798 -- 1799 Commander - in - Chief of the Continental Army, 1775 -- 1783 Second Continental Congress, 1775 First Continental Congress, 1774 Military career Revolutionary War Military career French and Indian War Jumonville Glen Battle of Fort Necessity Forbes Expedition Washington and the American Revolution Commander - in - chief, Continental Army Aides - de-camp Washington 's headquarters Boston campaign Siege of Boston New York and New Jersey campaign Delaware River crossing Battle of Trenton Philadelphia campaign Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of White Marsh Valley Forge Battle of Monmouth Battles of Saratoga Sullivan Expedition Yorktown campaign Siege of Yorktown Culper spy ring Newburgh Conspiracy Newburgh letter Resignation as commander - in - chief Badge of Military Merit Purple Heart Washington Before Boston Medal Horses : Nelson and Blueskin Other U.S. founding events 1769 Virginia Association Continental Association 1774 Fairfax Resolves Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture 1785 Mount Vernon Conference Chairman, 1787 Constitutional Convention Presidency United States presidential election, 1788 -- 89 1792 First inauguration inaugural bible Second inauguration Title of `` Mr. President '' Cabinet of the United States Secretary of State Attorney General Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of War Judiciary Act of 1789 Nonintercourse Act Whiskey Rebellion Militia Acts of 1792 Coinage Act of 1792 United States Mint Proclamation of Neutrality Neutrality Act of 1794 Jay Treaty Pinckney 's Treaty Slave Trade Act of 1794 Residence Act Thanksgiving Proclamation Farewell Address State of the Union Address 1790 1791 1792 1793 1796 Cabinet Federal judicial appointments Views and public image Presidential library The Washington Papers Religious views Washington and slavery Town Destroyer Legacy Life and homes Early life Birthplace Ferry Farm boyhood home Mount Vernon Gristmill Woodlawn Plantation Samuel Osgood House, First Presidential Mansion Alexander Macomb House, Second Presidential Mansion President 's House, Philadelphia Germantown White House Custis estate Potomac Company James River and Kanawha Canal Mountain Road Lottery Congressional Gold Medal Thanks of Congress President - General of the Society of the Cincinnati Washington College Washington and Lee University Electoral history of George Washington Memorials and depictions Washington, D.C. 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Question: where did the president live before the white house
Answer: The President's House, at 524–30 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania