This report, posted in pdf format by INHP, was converted to html
by ushistory.org. To read the report in pdf format on the INHP
website, click here In April, 2004, Independence National
Historical Park [INDE] partnered with the Ad Hoc Historians and
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania to apply for partial
support of a public forum on the President's House. Mary M.
Bomar, Superintendent of Independence National Historical Park,
encouraged this collaborative project in furtherance of the
park's civic engagement program. The President's House site,
located at Sixth and Market Streets served as the residence of
George Washington and John Adams as well as the location of the
Executive Branch of government during most of their respective
presidencies. The structure and its outbuildings were demolished
in 1832, and over time, public memory forgot its existence. It
recently became the focus of popular and scholarly attention
because some of the Washingtons' slaves lived in his
presidential household. With Superint