Federal Hall

Federal Hall is a historic building at 26 Wall Street in the Financial District of Manhattan. The current Greek Revival–style building, completed in 1842 as the Custom House, is operated by the National Park Service as a national memorial called the Federal Hall National Memorial. The memorial is named after a Federal style building on the same site, completed in 1703 as City Hall and then remodeled into a neoclassical style in 1788-89. That building served as the first Capitol of the United States from 1789 until 1790, when New York City was capital of the country. Although it was originally built to house government offices, the building has also been used as a courthouse, a museum, and even a church. Today, it is open to the public for tours and events.