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Description: In honor of Presidents Day, TheStreet recognizes a few presidents who spent time in New York City's Financial District. George Washington conducted pre-Revolution meetings at Fraunces Tavern, still-standing on 54 Pearl Street. After he became President, Washington took the oath of office at Federal Hall on 26 Wall Street, where a statue commemorating the unprecedented moment stands today. When Thomas Jefferson moved to New York in 1790, he rented a house at 57 Maiden Lane, and the historic locat
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