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Adams leaves the Philadelphia President's House

When: March 1797 – May 1800
Where: President's House, Philadelphia
Part of: Adams Moves to the White House

Adams had occupied the High Street mansion in Philadelphia from March 1797 to May 1800 before moving to the new capital.

Adams, who succeeded Washington as the nation's second president, occupied the High Street mansion in Philadelphia—rented from merchant Robert Morris—from March 1797 to May 1800. Philadelphia had begun a grander presidential mansion nearby in 1792, but it remained vacant until 1800, when it was sold to the University of Pennsylvania.

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