Federal Hall National Memorial

The site of the original Federal Hall on Wall Street is where George Washington took the presidential oath of office on April 30, 1789, and where the First Congress met. The original 18th-century building was demolished in 1812; the current Greek Revival building at the site was completed in 1842 as the U.S. Custom House and now serves as a National Memorial administered by the National Park Service. Exhibits at the memorial interpret early federal government history and the site's role in the founding of the United States.