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. .
History & Grounds. On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.he Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from âThe Presidents of the United States of America,â by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association. Learn more about George Washington's spouse, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington.