They will stay in Hay - Adams for a couple of weeks until White House is ready . Storied hotel offers fabulous views of their future home , the White House . John Hay , a private assistant to Lincoln and later secretary of state , and Henry Adams , an author and descendent of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams , both lived on the site the hotel now occupies . Hotel built on site of two homes that were part of D.C. 's salon culture in late 1800s . Legend says it 's haunted ; it underwent major renovations several years ago .
They will stay in Hay - Adams for a couple of weeks until White House is ready . Storied hotel offers fabulous views of their future home , the White House . Hotel built on site of two homes that were part of D.C. 's salon culture in late 1800s . Legend says it 's haunted ; it underwent major renovations several years ago .