Listed below are the private
residences
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of the various
presidents
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of the
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. For a list of official residences, see
President of the United States § Residence.
Private homes of the presidents
![Bushhaus1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Bushhaus1.JPG)
This is a list of homes where presidents resided with their families before or after their term of office.
Presidential vacation homes
During their term of office, many presidents have owned or leased vacation homes in various parts of the country, which are often called by journalists the "Western White House", "Summer White House", or "Winter White House", depending on location or season.
Summer White House
The "Summer White House" is typically the name given to the summer vacation residence of the sitting
president of the United States
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aside from
Camp David
Camp David is the country retreat for the president of the United States of America. It is located in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park, in Frederick County, Maryland, near the towns of Thurmont and Emmitsburg, about north-northwe ...
, the mountain-based military camp in
Frederick County,
Maryland
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, used as a country retreat and for high-alert protection of presidents and their guests.
Winter White House
A "Winter White House" is typically the name given to the winter vacation residence of the standing
president of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
aside from
Camp David
Camp David is the country retreat for the president of the United States of America. It is located in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park, in Frederick County, Maryland, near the towns of Thurmont and Emmitsburg, about north-northwe ...
, the mountain-based military camp in
Frederick County,
Maryland
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, used as a country retreat and for high-alert protection of the president and his guests.
Although Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy had spent significant time in Florida (Harry Truman having spent time there in the summer), Richard Nixon's
Florida White House
The Florida White House (or Winter White House) was an informal name for a compound in Key Biscayne, Florida, used by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
History
Nixon purchased the first of his three waterfront homes, 500 Bay Lane, during 1969 from hi ...
was the first that reporters called the "Winter White House".
Western/Southern White House
![WesternWhiteHouse8-2005](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/WesternWhiteHouse8-2005.jpg)
The Western White House and Southern White House are terms sometimes applied to additional residences of the president, especially when those residences are very distant from the District of Columbia. Famous examples include Donald Trump's
Mar-a-Lago
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resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as well as George W. Bush's
Prairie Chapel Ranch
Prairie Chapel Ranch, nicknamed Bush Ranch, is a 1,583-acre (6.4 km2) ranch in unincorporated McLennan County, Texas, located northwest of Crawford (about from Waco). The property was acquired by George W. Bush in 1999 and was known as th ...
in Crawford, Texas;
Lyndon B. Johnson
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,
Richard M. Nixon and
Ronald Reagan
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have also used the term for their private residences (Nixon and Reagan in California, Johnson in Texas).
Other secondary "White Houses"
The first governmental spending on property improvements of private presidential residences was at
Dwight Eisenhower
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's
Gettysburg farm, where the
Secret Service
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added three guard posts to a fence.
Federal law now allows the president to designate a residence outside of the
White House
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as his temporary offices,
so that federal money can be used to provide required facilities.
Other official residences occupied by presidents
Official residences occupied while in other offices
This is a list of official residences occupied by presidents with their families (before or after their term of office) while they served in the office related to the residence.
Official residences occupied by presidents while another member of their family served in other offices
This is a list of official residences occupied by presidents with their families (before or after their term of office) while another member of their family served in the office related to the residence.
Notes
References
External links
PresidentialMuseums.com– Presidential museums, libraries, birthplaces, centers, and other notable places of historic importance.
– National Park Service
{{US Presidential Memorials
Residences
A residence is a place (normally a building) used as a home or dwelling, where people reside.
Residence may more specifically refer to:
* Domicile (law), a legal term for residence
* Habitual residence, a civil law term dealing with the stat ...
*
White House