J.Q.A. Ward's 1882 statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall, on the site where he was inaugurated as the first U.S. President.

Part of Federal Hall National Monument

Federal Hall, built in 1700 as New York's City Hall, later served as the first capitol building of the United States of America, and was the site of George Washington's 1789 inauguration as the first President of the United States. It was also where the United States Bill of Rights was ratified. The building was demolished in 1812.

Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street was built in 1842 as the New York Customs House, on the site of the old Federal Hall. It is operated by the National Park Service as a museum commemorating the historic events that happened there.

Photo 488, Oct 2010

Inscritpion on George Washington statue

Photo 499, Oct 2010

George Washington statue

Photo 80, May 2008