The Germantown White House (Formerly Deshler-Morris House, Deshler House or Perot-Morris House), is a historic mansion in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the scene of fighting in the Battle of Germantown, and it is the oldest official presidential residence, having twice sheltered George Washington.
When the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 struck Philadelphia, President Washington and his cabinet fled the capital to Ger...
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The Germantown White House (Formerly Deshler-Morris House, Deshler House or Perot-Morris House), is a historic mansion in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the scene of fighting in the Battle of Germantown, and it is the oldest official presidential residence, having twice sheltered George Washington.
When the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 struck Philadelphia, President Washington and his cabinet fled the capital to Germantown, then ten miles (16 km) to the northwest of the city. From November 16 to 30, Washington lived in the house, where he met four times with his cabinet, including Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Edmund Randolph, and Henry Knox.
The following summer Washington returned to the house with his wife Martha and their adopted children (also step-grandchildren), Eleanor Parke Custis and George Washington Parke Custis. The President posed for painter Gilbert Stuart, who kept a studio nearby, and the family attended the German Reformed...
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