The Treasury Building: A National Historic Landmark

In the spring of the year 1800 the capital of the United States was preparing to move from the well-established city of Philadelphia to a parcel of tidewater land along the Potomac River. President John Adams issued an Executive Order on May 15th instructing the federal government to move to Washington and to be open for business by June 15 1800. Arriving in Washington relocated government employees found only one building completed and ready to be occupied: the Treasury Department building. Of the 131 federal workers who moved to Washington over half of them (69) were housed in the Treasury Building. Nearby stood the partially completed White House while almost a mile to the east at the terminus of Pennsylvania Avenue rose the Capitol building still a work in progress. Few were so generous as to call Washington a ÒcityÓ despite the arrival of the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. In 1800 Washington had a population of 3210 with neighboring Georgetown (considered a separate municipality) at 2993 Ð ranking them as the 31st and 32nd largest cities in the country at the time. By contrast New York City's population was 60515 Philadelphia was 41220 and Baltimore was the third largest city with 26514 inhabitants.

Paperback: 30 pages

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 5 2014)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1500422363

ISBN-13: 978-1500422363

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 3 ounces