| President's House | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:House_intended_for_the_President_Birch%27s_Views_Plate_13_(cropped).jpg) The House intended for the President of the United States, in Ninth Street Philadelphia, by W. Birch & Son (1799) | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Location | Ninth Street, between Market Street and Chestnut Street |
| Town or city | Philadelphia |
| Coordinates | 39°57′03″N 75°09′20″W / 39.95083°N 75.15556°W |
| Construction started | May 10, 1792 Cornerstone |
| Completed | 1797 |
| Demolished | 1829 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Williams |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Benjamin Henry Latrobe |
The President's House was a mansion built from 1792 to 1797 by the Government of Pennsylvania and located on Ninth Street, between Market and Chestnut Streets, in Philadelphia, then the temporary national capital. Intended to persuade the federal government to permanently stay in the city, this house intended for the president of the United States never housed any president.[1] In 1800, the property was purchased at public auction by the University of Pennsylvania for use as a new, expanded campus. The university demolished the building in 1829 and replaced it with two new buildings.[2]
- ^ Kurjack (1953), p. 380.
- ^ Kurjack (1953), p. 394.