8. DETAIL, SOUTH FRONT, CENTRAL PORTICO - District of Columbia City Hall, 451 Indiana Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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This file appears in: Old City Hall (District of Columbia Court of Appeals): The Old City Hall was the first public building that the federal government erected for the District of Columbia.

Old City Hall (District of Columbia Court of Appeals): The Old City Hall was the first public building that the federal government erected for the District of Columbia.

By The DC Historic Sites team

The first building constructed by the federal government for Washington, DC, the Old City Hall began construction in 1820, after designs by architect George Hadfield. Construction proceeded fitfully…