Where George Washington was inaugurated

From 1703 to 1812, the original structure on Wall Street served as the first capitol building of the United States. It was the meeting place of the First United States Congress and the site of George Washington's first presidential inauguration. During this time, the building hosted seminal legislation, including the plan to create Washington, D.C. as the national capital.

The history of the site dates back to the 17th century. The original structure was built as New York's second city hall from 1699 to 1703. It hosted the 1765 Stamp Act Congress, where delegates from nine colonies met to protest "taxation without representation." After the American Revolution, it became the meeting place for the Congress of the Confederation, the nation's first central government under the Articles of Confederation, from 1785 to 1789.

The current structure on the site is a Greek Revival-style building completed in 1842 as the New York Custom House. Designed by Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis, it is constructed of Tuckahoe marble and features a colonnade of Doric columns and a domed rotunda designed by the sculptor John Frazee. The building served as a Subtreasury from 1862 to 1925 before opening as a public memorial in 1940.

Today, the National Park Service operates the building as a national memorial commemorating the historic events that occurred at Federal Hall. In front of the building stands a large statue of George Washington by John Quincy Adams Ward. The facade and part of the interior are New York City designated landmarks and a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District.

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