President George Washington did not live in the White House, the capital was in Philadelphia at that time.
President John Adams was the first president to live in the White House--then referred to as the Executive Mansion.
President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) was the first president to spend his entire term in the White House.
The President's House in Philadelphia -
An enormous mansion for the President (about two-thirds the size of the White House) was begun on Ninth Street in Philadelphia.
Washington occupied the Market Street House from November 1790 to March 1797.
Adams succeeded Washington as President, and, after declining to occupy the newly completed mansion on Ninth Street, he moved into the Market Street house in March 1797. The Residence Act of 1790 called for the District of Columbia to become the national capital on the first Monday in December, 1800.
Adams left Philadelphia in late May, and spent several months on his farm in Massachusetts before moving into the White House on November 1.
The Philadelphia house was converted into Francis's Union Hotel, and Mrs. Adams stayed there on her way south from Massachusetts to the new capital.
Prior to assuming the Presidency, Mr Obama and his family lived at 5046 South Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL. He purchased the Greek Revival style house in 2005 for $1.65 Million.
The President and his immediate family live on the 2nd floor in the presidential quarters.
Chicago
President-elect Obama moves into the White House on the day he becomes the President, January 20, 2009.
The Obama family and President Obama live in the White House at: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 United States of America (202) 456-1111 They also own a home in Chicago, Illinois where they lived before moving into the White House.
he wants it to be known as the black house now
Yes, Barack Obama is the President of the United States, which includes Illinois. He lived in Illinois before moving into the White House and was a US Senator for that state before running for President.
Chicago
The southside of Chicago
Blaire House
He still keeps a house in Chicago which was his residence before he was elected president.
The White House.
philadelphia
He is living in Washington, DC, in the White House, rather than in a state at present. Just prior to moving into the White House when he became president, he and his family lived in Illinois.
Yes, President Obama and his family have their primary residence in the White House in Washington DC. But the Obama family also has a home in Chicago, where they used to live before Mr. Obama became president.