Its brand new tap room in Jamaica Plain is proof. The tap room on Germania Street, located next to the Sam Adams Brewery, beer garden and Bier Keller (or beer cellar), opens to the public on Friday after nearly one year of planning and construction.
George Washington was the only president who did not live in the White House. He chose both the site and the architect of the White House, but the building was not completed by the end of his second term in 1797. This color print shows Washington, left, with the White House architect James Hoban inspecting the progress of the construction. .
Mount Vernon plantation was not only the beloved home of George Washington, the first president of the United States, but also the source of much of his wealth and the mark of his status as a leading member of the Virginia planter elite. He lived here for over 40 years, happily returning home whenever his life of public service permitted.