Federal Hall

Federal Hall National Memorial
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Memorial
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
New York State Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 0047, 0887
View of Federal Hall in 2019
Location of Federal Hall in New York City
Location	26 Wall Street, Financial District, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°42′26″N 74°0′37″W / 40.70722°N 74.01028°W / 40.70722; -74.01028
Area	0.45 acres (0.18 ha)
Built	May 26, 1842
Architect	Town and Davis; John Frazee (Interior Rotunda)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
Visitation	156,707 (2004)
Website	Federal Hall National Memorial
Part of	Wall Street Historic District (ID07000063[2])
NRHP reference No.	66000095[1]
NYSRHP No.	06101.000085
NYCL No.	0047, 0887
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966[6]
Designated NMEM	August 11, 1955
Designated CP	February 20, 2007
Designated NYSRHP	June 23, 1980[3]
Designated NYCL	December 21, 1965 (exterior)[4] May 27, 1975 (interior)[5]

Federal Hall was the first capitol building of the United States 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, which existed from 1703 to 1812, was located at the intersection of Wall Street and Broad Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The site, at 26 Wall Street in what is now the Financial District, is now occupied by Federal Hall National Memorial, a Greek Revival–style building completed in 1842 as the Custom House. The site is operated by the National Park Service as a national memorial commemorating the historic events that occurred at the previous structure.

The 1703 Federal style building served as New York's City Hall and hosted the 1765 Stamp Act Congress before the American Revolution. After the United States became an independent nation, it served as the meeting place for the Congress of the Confederation, the nation's first central government under the Articles of Confederation, from 1785 to 1789, and the building was expanded and updated. With the establishment of the United States federal government in 1789, it hosted the 1st Congress and the inauguration of George Washington as the nation's first president. It was demolished in 1812.

The current structure, designed by Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis, was built as New York's U.S. Custom House before serving as a Subtreasury building from 1862 to 1925. The memorial is constructed of Tuckahoe marble. Its architectural features include a colonnade of Doric columns, as well as a domed rotunda designed by the sculptor John Frazee. The facade and part of the interior are New York City designated landmarks, and the building is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.