witness
to the end of slavery
in the nations capital.
This imposing Greek Revival building was Washingtons first city hall, designed by George Hadfield and built between 1820 and 1850. It house the city court and an elected mayor . . . — — Map (db m29655) HM
The old City Hall/Courthouse endured hard use, was abandoned, and then was transformed. In 2009 it re-opened as the DC Court of Appeals, redesigned by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, which modernized the interior while preserving . . . — — Map (db m58612) HM