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Old City Hall Marker - photo on reverse image, Touch for more information
By Richard E. Miller, August 16, 2009
Old City Hall Marker - photo on reverse
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1District of Columbia (Washington), Judiciary Square — e.2 — Old City HallCivil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On Indiana Avenue Northwest east of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
witness to the end of slavery in the nation’s capital. This imposing Greek Revival building was Washington’s 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
2District of Columbia (Washington), Judiciary Square — e.6 — A Courthouse RebornCivil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On E Street Northwest at 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on E Street Northwest.
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
 
 
  
  
  
 
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