City Hall, Washington

ID: 2806 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Wood engraving by Van Vranken in the Illustrated News, 1853 ~ Date: 1853
This file appears in: Old City Hall (District of Columbia Court of Appeals)
City Hall, Washington
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Shows District of Columbia City Hall, 451 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Built 1820-1849, George Hadfield, architect.

This file appears in: Old City Hall (District of Columbia Court of Appeals)

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 due to the chronic underfunding of the local…