Will Barron Trump Live In DC? White House Asks For Privacy As Melania, First Son Move Back To NY

President Donald Trump isn’t the only member of the first family to spur an unprecedented White House phenomenon. Barron Trump is the first child of an American president in modern history to forgo living in Washington, D.C., -- at least temporarily.

Melania Trump and the president's 10-year-old son still reside in their $100 million penthouse high above the New York City skyline in Manhattan’s Trump Tower, where the first lady is currently assembling her staff of senior advisors with New York’s fashion elite and longtime friends. Meanwhile, Barron continues to attend the Columbia Grammar and Preparatory school in the coastal city’s upper west side, where the first family reportedly spends $45,000 annually.

When exactly the first family plans to officially relocate to Washington, D.C. to join Barron’s father in the White House remain unclear. Trump has previously said his son and Melania would move at the end of the school year after securing the presidency, though he hasn’t released an official statement on the matter as president. The White House sent a note from the office of the press secretary to International Business Times and other media this week demanding privacy for the first family as they navigate this new chapter in their lives.

"It is a longstanding tradition that the children of Presidents are afforded the opportunity to grow up outside of the political spotlight," the statement, delivered Tuesday, read. "The White House fully expects this tradition to continue. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter."

White House transition officials previously claimed Trump’s son would complete his year of education in New York City before moving to Washington, D.C. – a decision for the first family’s child, and one former first lady Michelle Obama had considered for her own children in Chicago, though eventually deciding to move in the middle of the school year.

When and if Barron does eventually move into the White House, he’d be the first president’s son to move into the presidential pad since John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1963.

"In the 19th century, the occupants of the White House had herds of boys. The Lincolns had four. The Grants had three sons and a daughter. The Hayeses had seven sons and a daughter," TIME wrote in an article after Obama won the presidential election in 2008. "The Garfields had seven kids, five of them sons. Not all of these male heirs lived in the White House — many died young, or were too old to be living with their parents — but several did."