A Foreigner’s Impressions of Washington in 1799
Cows in the streets, a well overflowing near the White House, and woods where the Capitol stands. John Davis saw Washington in 1799 before it was a capital.
Alexandria
Alexandria’s 1858 Custom House and Post Office at Prince and St. Asaph
The 1858 Alexandria Custom House held the federal flag at Prince and St. Asaph through the Civil War occupation and was demolished in 1930. Ammi B. Young designed it.