The first Congress's building, soldSourced
The first US Congress met there.
Later, the building sold for $425.
New York's original Federal Hall hosted the first US Congress and George Washington's 1789 inauguration. After the capital moved and the building changed uses, it was sold for $425 and demolished. The present structure on the site is a later building.
Even a nation's starting place
may be rebuilt.
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