United States Capitol (New York, temporary capital)

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The United States Capitol in New York, used during the city’s brief tenure as the nation’s temporary capital in the late 18th century, served as the meeting place for the U.S. Congress and key federal departments under the new Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former legislative building
historic government building
seat of the United States Congress
architecturalStyle 18th-century American civic architecture
associatedWithDocument United States Bill of Rights
linked to: Bill of Rights

United States Constitution
associatedWithEvent establishment of the first federal departments
associatedWithInstitution United States Department of State
United States Department of War
United States Department of the Treasury
associatedWithOffice Chief Justice of the United States
President of the United States
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States
country United States of America
endTime 1790
followedBy United States Capitol (Philadelphia) as temporary capital
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
governmentFunction executive offices location
legislative
heritageStatus site associated with the founding era of the United States
historicalPeriod early United States federal period
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
State of New York
linked to: New York State
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
politicalSignificance first permanent seat of the United States Congress under the Constitution
symbol of the new federal government
precededBy meeting places of the Congress of the Confederation
significantEvent adoption of the Bill of Rights by Congress
first meeting of the United States Congress under the Constitution
inauguration of George Washington as first President of the United States
startTime 1789
underJurisdictionOf federal government of the United States
usedAs meeting place of the United States Congress
seat of the federal government of the United States
temporary United States Capitol
usedBy First United States Congress
Second United States Congress
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
early federal departments of the United States
usedFor federal legislative sessions
implementation of the United States Constitution
joint sessions of Congress

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Department of Foreign Affairs locatedIn United States Capitol (New York, temporary capital)
United States Capitol (New York, temporary capital) followedBy United States Capitol (Philadelphia) as temporary capital
linked to: United States Capitol (New York, temporary capital)