who was the first u.s. president to live in the white house?

The first U.S. president to live in the White House was John Adams. He moved into the still unfinished White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C., on November 1, 1800, during the final year of his presidency. He lived there for about five months before Thomas Jefferson succeeded him and moved in 1801. George Washington, the first president, never lived in the White House as it was still under construction during his terms and the capital was located in New York and Philadelphia before moving to Washington D.C. Adams's move marked the beginning of the White House as the official residence of the U.S. president.