The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States

. It serves as the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800

. The White House complex includes the Executive Residence, the East Wing, and the West Wing, and it sits on grounds covering 18 acres

. The location was selected by President George Washington along the banks of the Potomac River as part of the establishment of the national capital city