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Forrest-Marbury House
This building dates back to 1788. On March 29, 1791, George Washington met here at the home of Uriah Forrest (the Mayor of the Town of George--Georgetown was named after King George, not George Washington) with local landowners to discuss the federal government's purchase of the land here needed to build the new capital city. The deal was approved and the city was created.
The next resident in this house was William Marbury, a real estate investor who moved in in 1800. He was buying up large amounts of land in the Anacostia area at the time. He main claimed of fame was a legal challenge to President James Madison over promised federal appointments. The case, "Marbury Vs Madison" (1803), went to the Supreme Court and established the precedent of judicial review. |