Following his miraculous evacuation of Brooklyn, George Washington made the Morris-Jummel mansion his headquarters in September and October of 1776. Washington made ample note of his time there in his journals but was quickly forced to flee due to the encroaching British.

No presidential list would be complete without Federal Hall. Following the signing of the constitution, Federal Hall served as the first seat of the Federal Government and it was on its balcony that George Washington was inaugurated on April 30, 1789. When the federal government moved in 1790, it returned to being the New York City Hall until 1812 when the current City Hall was built. Showing little care towards posterity, the New Yorkers promptly tore it down.

It was here that Abraham Lincoln, not yet the Republican nominee for President, gave the famous eponymous "Cooper Union Speech." In a speech that swayed many New Yorkers, Lincoln outlined his views on slavery and using powerful invectives pronounced it against the founding principles of this country. The content and style of oration in Lincoln's speech brought him to the national stage and set the foundation for his eventual victory.

This brownstone was built in 1848 and purchased by Theodore Roosevelt's grandfather, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt, in 1850. He would go on to gift the home to his son and new daughter-in-law as a wedding present in 1854. Theodore Roosevelt was born here on October 27, 1858. The Roosevelts moved uptown (as was the trend) in 1873, as the area surrounding his birthplace evolved into a primarily commercial district. It would eventually be demolished and the townhouse that stands there now was reconstructed by the family and restored to its period glory.

The photo supposedly contains two Presidents: one past, and one future. The image documents the parade of mourning following John Wilkes Booth's murder of Abraham Lincoln. In the 1940s, a filmmaker and author named Stefan Lorant was putting together a pictorial biography of Lincoln. Upon closer inspection of this photograph, he noticed two small figures in the second-story window. Lorant proposed that the two children were Teddy and his brother. He was able to ask Roosevelt's widow, Edith Carow Roosevelt, who was then in her late 80s, and she confirmed that it was very likely them.

Who's buried in Grant's Tomb as the old stumper goes? Well, President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife are entombed in the General Grant National Memorial, however, it was not always clear that this would be their last resting place. The construction and entombment was a subject of fierce debate, while his widow argued that he wished to be buried in New York, many thought he should be entombed in DC. It wasn't until April 1897 that Grant was finally laid to rest in the monument.

Compared to the other Presidents on this list, Chester A. Arthur may not seem exhilarating. However, Arthur was present for many seminal parts of New York history, including serving as the lead attorney in the defense of Elizabeth Jennings Graham, a case that lead to the desegregation of New York City streetcars. He lived at the townhouse at 123 Lexington for most of his years in New York and was known for his style and decoration. It was here that Arthur took the oath of office in 1881 following James Garfield's assassination and where he retired to after the presidency.

You heard it through the Grapevine: Chester A. Arthur was regularly in and out of the Old Grapevine Tavern. Near the Jefferson Market Court, the Old Grapevine Tavern was the regular haunt for politicians and new york notables. Information was shared and deals were hammered out under its roof. Nor was Arthur the only president to spend time here, Theodore Roosevelt was also a regular at the Grapevine Tavern (despite the fact that he didn't drink!)