The White House Collection: George Washington
“It is of very great importance to fix the taste of our Country properly, and I think your Example will go...
Have you ever wondered...
Who was the only president not to live in the White House?
George Washington – he ended his service as chief executive in 1797 and died before the federal government moved in 1800 from Philadelphia to the village capital named in his honor. President Washington did select the site for the President’s House and gave his approval of the Georgian design for the mansion submitted by Irish-born architect James Hoban in an open competition.
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