Federal Hall National Memorial, New York City

This classical Greek style building was constructed from 1834 to 1841 (opened in 1842), for the Custom House. Its design was inspired by the Parthenon of Athens, with some classical Roman contribution like the dome. In 1863, the building housed the US Sub-Treasury. In 1883, the life-size bronze statue of George Washington, by the sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward, was unveiled on its steps. In 1939, the building was designated as the Federal Hall Memorial and the National Park Service is responsible for the administration, protection, and development of this historic site.

The New York City's 18th century City Hall was built on the same site and it hosted the Stamp Act Congress, which assembled in October 1765, to protest "taxation without representation." The building was later transformed into the Federal Hall, where George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States, on April 30, 1789.

The Federal Hall National Memorial at 26 Wall Street, on the junction of Wall, Broad and Nassau streets, looking north from Broad Street. Source: National Park Service (photograph by NPS staff in the early 1970s).