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The Old Brick Capitol
July 4, 1815
the cornerstone of the Old Brick Capitol
built by Washington citizens
to house the Congress
was laid on this site.
The Congress met here from December 13, 1815
through March 3, 1819.
President Monroe was inaugurated here in 1817
establishing the custom of public inaugurals.
National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission
1950
Reproduction of the bronze historical marker located on the Court's front plaza commemorating the site of the Old Brick Capitol. |