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Federal Hall was the first capitol building of the United States established under the Constitution. Serving as the meeting place of the First United States Congress and the site of George Washington'
View of Federal Hall Memorial in 2019
The old City Hall (1699–1703) with court and jail
Federal Hall, Seat of Congress, 1790 hand-colored engraving by Amos Doolittle, depicting Washington's April 30, 1789, inauguration
Archibald Robertson's View up Wall Street with City Hall (Federal Hall) and Trinity Church, New York City, from around 1798
The first inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States was held on Thursday, April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. The inauguration was held
Federal Hall
…United States established under the Constitution. Serving as the meeting place of the First United States Congress and the site of George Washington's first presidential inauguration, the building was located on Wall Street facing the northern end of Broad Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, from 1703 to 1812. The site is…
Ramon Elorriaga Inauguration of George Washington
Federal Hall, New York City, site of George Washington's first inauguration, April 30, 1789.
Washington had to borrow money to travel to his first inauguration.
Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington