no one had an answer except george washington. so washington puts together what's known as a circular letter to the states. this is basically his farewell and newspapers around the country. this letter. you can see the beginnings of washington's vision for a strong nation and capital city and the kind of robust and vigorous government that we would have. washington says we all would debt of honor. we need to have a national governing body. we need positive relations abroad and we need peace and mostly we need to be a united. this nation needs a sense of national identity that if you were to pick a time machine of 1783 and asked thomas jefferson about his nation he would answer virginia. there was no sense of national identity in the united states. a small letter u. so washington knew we needed a sense of unity and a sense of national pride and national spirit. we need to come together as a nation otherwise this will never, ever happen. next slide. this country went from 1775 at the start of the revolutionary war all the way to 1800

washington would do it again after the presidency. leading king george to revise the statement is a washington is a greatest man of all time. he carves out the presidency. he is the father of this nation. but i think ultimately one of washington's great legacies, it was his vision for the capital city. it was washington's every action, his stewardship, his oversight that produces this great and glorious capital city. and in doing so it helped to imbue us with a sense of nationhood. it gave americans a sense of american identity which we didn't have. it helped to unify the country, a degree of civility. it gave our government legitimacy in the eyes of the world, and today we have this great and glorious capital city. we always like to say washington slept here, slept of their intent around the country. it would be the one place he did nestlÉ. washington will die on december 14, 1799 a little less than a year later on november 1, 1800 is when the capital city would open up. washington's last words were his well, and one can only imagine he was taking that

george washington was the only one who ever did this, the only president. commander in chief, then president and then back to running the u.s. military. that's never happened before. and washington says yes, but on one condition. alexander hamilton must be my second in command. i'm not taking field command, he will. john adams is incredulous, how dare you make such an imposition on me. that's preposterous, and it takes many weeks for adams to eventually calm down and realize, okay, if i'm going to get washington out of this deal, i have to put my personal agenda aside and my personal feelings about hamilton aside and recognize that i must put up with major general alexander hamilton as part of the deal. here's a quote from john adams as to hamilton's influence at this time. late 1790s, quote, such was the influence of mr. hamilton in congress that without running a recommendation for the president, that meaning himself, adams, they, congress, passed a bill to raise an army, and that's from page 553 of ron chernow's seminole engrossing biography of hamilton.

you had an answer except george washington. ngton puts together ports known as a circular letter to the state, basically his farewell newspapers around the country print this letter and you can see the beginnings of washington's vision for a strong nation, a capitol city robust vigorous government we have. washington says we have a debt of honor and repay our veterans. we need a national governing body, we need more trade, positive relations abroad, we need peace and mostly we need to be united. this nation needs a sense of national identity. if you were to take a time machine, 1783 asked thomas jefferson about his summation, he would answer virginia. there wasn't a sense of national identity, not a capitol letter united states, a small q, the states so washington knew we needed to set unity, national pride, national debt. we need to come together as a nation, otherwise this will never happen. next slide so this country went from 1775, the start of the revolutionary war all the way until 1800. twenty-five years, a quarter of a c

he sends the official representative of george washington in late fall of 1777. and he will serve as washington's proxy, leave the philadelphia region, and go all the way up, it's gonna take him weeks to get their. but washington needs his three brigades back. he had lent three brigades to horatio gates. in upstate new york earlier that year. washington needs them back. and i'd like to have among them daniel morgan's riflemen. this mission will take a while. it takes most of november, into december. when hamilton meets gates, it's in albany. he's up in saratoga at that point because of course the battle is over. he is glowing in the aftermath of the victory. he's a 20-year-old aide who was born on an island. he's dealing with someone in gates who is well established in new england and north eastern aristocracy who is very powerful. old enough to be his dad, and is a two star general. do you think he wants to hear from a 20 year old colonel that washington would like three brigades back? does gates have any respect for george washington for that matter? no. not at

few had an answer except george washington. next light. so washington puts together what's known as a circular letter to the states. this is basically his farewell, and newspapers around the country print this letter. you can see the beginnings of washington's vision for a strong nation, i capital city, and the kind of robust and vigorous government that we would have to washington says where the debt of honor. we need to repay our veterans. we need a national governing body. we need more trade. we need positive relations abroad. we need peace, and mostly we did to be united. we need this nation needs a sense of national identity. if you were to take a time machine back to 1783 and ask thomas jefferson about his nation he would answer virginia. it wasn't a sense of national identity. not a capital letter united states. the states. so washington new we needed a sense of unity. we need a sense of national pride, national spirit. we need to come together as a nation, otherwise this will never ever happen. next light. so this country went from

they ask george washington to put kansas mutiny. washington tells the mutineers, go home, just go home. he pardons people. for a second time he brilliantly handles in your mutiny. by this time washington realizes this new experiment a popular governor is going to be very difficult to run. next light. washington starts to put together a vision, a dream if you will for what kind of nation we need to have. so the war ends at the faults and a three and pretty much the question is, now what? what happens next? we had a political and economic anti-civil vacuum dirt the loyalists, the wireless, those were loyal to the crown left and that meant the physician, the bankers, the architects all laughed. this new young republic has little in the wake of schools and colleges and museums and libraries, few trained professionals. the country is war-torn. veterans have not been paid. the currency is worthless so everybody on everyone's mind is the question, now what? few had an answer except george washington. next slide. so washington puts together

so everybody they say now what and few had an answer except george washington. next slide. so washington put together this letter to the state, this is basically his farewell. in newspapers around the country read this letter and print this letter. you can see the beginnings of his vision for a strong nation of capital cities and the kind of robust and vigorous government that we would have. washington said that we have and needed to repay our veterans and need a national governing body rated we need more cranes, we need positive relations abroad and we need peace and mostly we need to be united. this nation needs a sense of national identity. if you were to take a time machine back to 1783, and s thomas jefferson about his nation, he would answer, virginia. national identity. not a capitol letter united states, the small u, just states, so washington knew he needed a sense of unity, a sense of national pride, national spirit we need to be come together as a nation otherwise, this will never ever go. next slide. so this country went from 1775, the start of the revolutionary

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then we see this as the farmer george washington. washington was a very innovative farmer. he did fish farming and he was trying to grow things that shouldn't grow and the poor soil the virginia region are off the potomac in washington was very innovative and creative and is ordering new farming technology and seated everything from the architecture to farming, he would order it from his london merchant denny was always trying to improve himself and i think that the ultimate view of washington's passion and his vision and creativity, more visionary in his political talents and all comes together in forging a capitol city building a capitol city in this receipt him, his political stock. puts on the table. he uses his gifts, he is a visionary and looking at awa brand-new form of a capitol. so the backdrop to the story the capitol really you can i see it after the war. and now what we want it and know what greatness headlines in newspapers and stories and in the writer said things like how we really thought for this. we don't have a functioning government. you have articles of

george washington is the guy we reek nice as george washington and i think he is.look at specific episodes in his mature career where he demonstrates the political tall lenz he developed and -- talent he developed and a quick overshoe i focus on seven months at valley forge, the army was a bit risk of unraveling. he needed to build bridges to congress, make that work. needed to repel an effort to replace him as commander in chief. actually a bureaucratic maneuver to get him out, and it turned out that he was a pretty good -- pretty good at political knife fight and was able to survive that cleanly. the second period i look at is the transition to peace time. his resignation with the army is a huge moment, creates again -- reinforces the notion he is man that can be trusts and dust lust after power and in the. of period of drift in 1780s, the arms of con federation, it is washington's reputation and i think talents that end up bringing the country together in the constitutional convention and ratification of the constitution. as president there's two episodes i look

he had george washington, he's the guy we recognize as george washington and i think he is . and then look at the specific episodes in a mature career where he demonstrates the vertical talents that he's developed and just a quick overview, i focused on his seven months at valleyforge . went really the army was at risk of unraveling. he needed to build upgrade to congress and make that work. he needed to repel an effort to replace him as commander-in-chief. there was a bureaucratic maneuver to get him out. and it turned out he was a pretty good at the political knife fight. he was able to survive that cleanly. the second period i looked at is the transition topeacetime . his resignation is a huge moment. it creates again, reinforces the notion that he's a man who can be trusted. he doesn't lust after power and in a period of drift in the 1780s the articles of confederation, it is washington's reputation and i think talents that end up bringing the country together in the constitutional convention and ratificationof the constitution . as president, there are 2 episodes i look

you can see this as the farmer george washington. washington was a very innovative farmers.was doing fish farming. he was trying to grow things that shouldn't grow in thein por soil in the virginia region of the potomac. washington was very innovative and creative. he was ordering new technology and books and everything from architecture and farming you could order and he was always trying to improve himself. i think the ultimate view of washington's passion, his vision and creativity. he was more of a visionary. it all comes together in forging a capital city, building a capital city. that's where you see him put his political stock on the table. he uses his gifts. he's a visionary and looking at a brand-new form of the capital and so on so that the backdrop of the story really you can see it we won the war. now what. i found headlines of course in newspapers and stories where people and writers said things like have we really fought for this? we don't have a functioning government. you have the articles in the federation that took from 77 to 81 to even get things ratified.

seeing this as the former george washington, washington was a very innovative farmer.g fish farming and trying to grow things that shouldn't grow in the poor soil in the virginia region. washington was very innovative and creative, ordering you farming technology and books on seed, everything from architecture to primary and was always trying to improvea himself. i think the ultimate view of washington'she passion, vision d creativity, his political talents all comes together in what? forging a capitol city and that's where you see him put his politicalou stock, he puts it on the table and uses his gifts, he is a visionary looking at a brand-new form of a capitol so the backdrop for the story of the capitol, you can see it after the war. now what? i found this. in newspapers and stories writers say something like have we really fought for this? it took from 77 -- 81 to even get ratified. once branch of government and holy ineffective. the lawyers and the educated, what did we have left? we couldn't pay our veterans, we couldn't s feel standing army or pay back our debt

martha and the gang did not in fact the company george washington on that journey. they will come later picked up to take care of the situation at the house, figure things out washington himself has to get people-- you know no doubt staff and so on so to answer your question there's no immediate presence there. i think it may be impressionistic, but it would really unclear given the gender dynamics at play when it meant for a female to be publicly sentenced to like the kind of unclear is that appropriate cracks or is it not? in any case, after the inauguration ceremonies and so on everyone was have a big party and there's no inaugural ball as such that we would recognize or parade like you would think of now. but, the spanish ambassador, everyone wants some of this so they will have that, but washington is consistent that they wait until martha comes up. she does and then the rest due including slaves and staff and kids and so on. that would be-- [inaudible] host: i have another question. keep it up, everyone. i'm enjoying these questions. another question is about h

president of united states we're going to talk with him tonight about thein first ad operation george washington. an award-winning scholar, a marvelous t-shirt but also by the national medication association. join me i welcoming stephen howard brown. >> it's great to be here for anyone interested in washington, this is the gold standard so i feel grateful to you and the sacrament thehe library and of course the ladies so thank you. >> on behalf of the association we welcome you here tonight the company finding these talks for years so thankig you for the wok and everything you do at mount vernon and i'm thrilled to have a conversation with you. everyone out there, submit your questions, i want to give you the opportunity for questions and learn about the first inaugural address but also really about the first inauguration more broadly. let me start there, tell us about the election of the president. the very first election of the president was like any other how did george washington become elected president 1787 and 89? >> i want to honor the question but maybe one way of getting added to ask h

long-lived george washington president of the united states of america. that's where we might roughly call a joint session, then delivers the address. several people in attendance wrote in response there sort of impressions. washington seems, so you will notice that there might have been a bead of sweat or two on the brow and maybe a quiver in the voice and a shaking of hands, back to this orator question. i don't think he ever felt particularly comfortable. that wasn't his zone, for sure. but he did it, you know, and wheat can talk about why but one of the legacies why is because i think he thought it was absolutely essential to the ethos of republican government that power shows itself, that it speaks itself, that let itself be known this isn't a european deal or some sort of ritual in the house of commons or something. no, power shows itself in any case he stands up with manuscript in hand, maybe it takes a lot of it, but this is pretty intense moment, and delivers the address here as essay, it is in seven paragraphs are not take the long but it is very

everyone had an answer except george washington. >> and as a circular letter to the states it is his well and newspapers around the country you can see the beginning of washington's vision of a strong nation and the robust government we would have then we need to repay the veteran and the national governing body and positive relations abroad and peace this nation needs a sense of national identity if you pick a time machine at 1783 asking jefferson about his nation he would say virginia there wasn't a sense of national identity it would be the states of washington knew we needed a sense of unity national pride and spirit and come together as a nation otherwise this would never happen. this country went from 177525 years without a seat of government and then you can see the possible cities. over 30 cities were considered here's the problem. everyone in connecticut wanted hartford or new haven everyone in delaware everybody wanted boston nobody wanted the capital to be in another state that political power would be an economic boom and nobody wanted another city to have a leg up and for

will throw to javi here and excited about our conversation on the first inauguration george washington in the republic of stephen browne. one note coming up on may will be our third and final we have had two wonderful conversations with cheney, thomas ricks and thus far separate tickets are available for the final conversation remember that if you select the ticket that i am thinking of will prove an autographed copy of the book, richard bernstein of harvey bernstein and noted author has a new book called the education of john adams am excited to talk to him about it please join us for the third and final segment of the 2021 michelle smith flex series. to introduce about our speaker tonight, we will learn more as we join the conversation stephen browne and arts professor of can make communication at penn state a rhetorical critic and public memory early america and the most recent book before the book will be talking about tonight was the eyes of war george washington and the new crisis he's written many books but what were mostly excited about as we near the anniversary of the first i

martha and the gang did not accompany george washington on that journey but they will come later. they've got to take care of the situation at the house, figure things out washington himself has to find, get people for him, no doubt staff and so on. so to answer your question, there is no immediate present there. if i may, may be a little freshness to but it would really be unclear given the gender dynamics at play, what it meant for a female to be publicly sentenced like that. it was kind of unclear. it is not appropriate? or is it not? in any case, after the inauguration ceremonies, everybody wants to have a big party and there is no inoperable we would recognize but the spanish ambassador and everybody wants some of us so they will have that but washington is insistent that it waits until martha comes up. >> including enslaved and staff and kids of various -- and so on. that would be in a couple of months. i have another question, keep it up, everyone, i am a drinker question. another question we have is military uniform. as indicated by these as mentioned, some of these are 19t

so as many of you know, if you are george and martha washington fans, you know that martha washington burned what she thought was all of the correspondence between her and george and there's two surviving letters, but elizabeth happened to find a bundle of letters in this desk. so she she finds this bundle of letters that is from martha to george and it's all wrapped up in washington's in washington's handwriting and she writes to washington and this is very much. they're funniest exchange. she says that she's found a bundle of love letters from a woman written in the most solemn sanction and she teases him and and says that she doesn't open them, but she she wants him to know that she has them and then she very quickly goes. i'm just kidding. they're from martha washington and so it's a very cute cute little exchange and that's the same letter where she's very poignant about using the desk, but then washington writes back so after he got to mount vernon is when he got the letter from her so he ends up he ends up writing her back and he actually also writes to her he said as he promis

if you are george and martha washington fans you don't martha washington burned what she thought was of the correspondence between her and george there's two surviving letters. but elizabeth happened to find a bundle of letters in this desk. she finds this a bundle from martha to george it's all wrapped up in washington's handwriting. she writes to washingngton this is their funniest exchange rate she says bundle of love letters from a woman written in the most solemn sanction and teases him and says that she does not open them, she wants him to know she has them. i'm kidding there from martha washington. it's a very cute exchange the same letter she is very poignant abo using the d desk. but then washington writes back, after he got to m mount vernon as when he got the letter from her. he ends up writing her back. also writes a detailed description he very works much wanted to know how he was doing how the words were et cetera. he sits on that that would make him nervous to be h any love letters at all. the warmth the letters would be only of that warmth they're committed to the flam

decided not to bury george washington there. what you're seeing in this paragraph photograph a glass case that holds the catapult that holds lying in state ceremony. the tomb actually looks like this and it's hard to get to until you have to get through a lot of corridors and up some stairs and so far to get there. it's best to go late at night when the light isn't there and then you can actually see this goes going up and down. in that way, he's the spirit that's haunting the capitol, but you think about it, kind of silly thing guarding a body that's not there and it has the overtones but personality around george washington which was always a danger with leaders and here he is spending in eternity doing something, guarding a body that's not there and so we think of him as a ghost because that's kind of a -- a ghostly rather than a real spiritual contribution to the capitol building. >> now, the senate used to have a barbershop. there was a famous barber simms. he was famous for the haircuts he gave in the capitol building and

here's how that turns out martha and the family did not in fact the company george washington on that journey but they will come later. they've got to take care of a situation at the house and figure things out. washington himself has to find people, staff and so on. so to answer your question, there is no immediate presence. i think if i may again may be a little impressionistic but what's really unclear, given the gender dynamics at play and what it meant for a female to be publicly effected like that is kind of unclear. is that appropriate or is it not? in any case, after the inauguration ceremonies and so on, everybody wants to have a big party and indeed there is no inaugural ball as such that we would recognize or a parade but the spanish ambassador, the french, they will have that but washington is insistent that they wait until martha comes up including the enslaved and staffed kids and so on as they populate the house but that will be in a couple months. i have another question. keep it up, everyone. we are enjoying the questions. another question is about the military unifor

there's a reference to the young officer george washington, benjamin franklin talking about george washingtonrom a military view that unless the colonies hang together, independent states in 1776, they are done for so is a continental list and whose at his right hand? without the american revolution? pretty early on alexander hamilton, alexander hamilton america. hamilton isn't just about massachusetts the way thomas turned jefferson or james madison. alexander hamilton doesn't have a singular loyalty to any one state although he comes to new york, he comes from abroad, he loves america as a whole, so the key idea is union from a joint or die, national security and if we don't create indivisible union which is what washington is advocating in the early 1780s hamilton calls the continental list, they will become the first federal state, far more influential but anything like the federalists and they make a geostrategic argument, faith holds together and yes, we can have a huge boat called the atlantic ocean, they won't need a big army, dull powers of europe to kill each other, as long as we do

and george washington has a vision for the country. washington state with the destiny of an born millions the most explosive the fate of the entire session. and then proving to be pregnant with difficulty in danger so washington is very cognizant that this debate could undermine the country. but yet without a strong capital city that the country could not endorse so as a vision proposes the following things. number one. a strong national government. number two, to unite the people behind the national character. only a capital city could do that while government isn't seen as critical a great and glorious capital city gives credibility to the new fledgling republic. washington wanted a grand capital city for the ages. washington wanted rome built on the potomac river. also had what they would call potomac fever he was not well-traveled about the potomac where is equal to the danube and the rhino put together. but it connected that community next to it and rivers were important in the day primitive transportation and rudimentary communic

vindicating marshall's .ision he is the great nationalist caring for the continental flag of george washington under whom he fought when he served at valley forge. if you work at valley forge with washington, hamilton as marshall was you understand we need money, we need to support the troops. adams wasn't there, jefferson wasn't there, madison wasn't there they don't feel it in their the way it marshall does. he has eight nationalist and cares for the vision has immense respect for washington and washington's first biographer. and has immense respect for hamilton with this brilliant lawyer and marshall uses hamilton's legal ideas about the bank and many other things to one other thing he does, he is a naturalist a figure at a good listener. talk about the relationships between some of the founders. jefferson and madison team up. adams makes enemies. he teams up only with abigail. he first hates thomas hutchinson. then he's t going to feud with hamilton h even though hamilton was trying to help them in various ways. he starts off friendly with jefferson then they become rivals. teams are impor

he's caring for the continentalist flag of george washington under whom he served at valley forge. if you were at valley forge with washington and hamilton, as marshall was, you understand we need money, we need to support the troops, if we don't, we're dead. adams wasn't there. jefferson wasn't there. madison wasn't there, they don't feel it in their bones the way marshall does. he's a nationalist and carries forward the vision. he has immense respect for washington, he was the biographer. hamilton was a brilliant lawyer and he used hamilton's legal ideas about the banks and many other things and within other thing he does. he's a nationalist figure and also being a good listener. i talked about the relationships between some of the founders. so jefferson and madison came up and adams makes enemies. he's a loner. he teams up only with abigail. he first hates thomas hutchinson ab then in a feud with hamilton even though hamilton was trying to help him in various ways and he starts off friend will i -- friendly with jefferson, but then they become rivals. teams are important. jeffers

martha and the gang did not accompany george washington on that journey but they would come later. e to take care of the situation at the house, figure things out. washington has to find work at people on staff and someone. answer the question, there is no immediate presence there. if i may, it is really unclear given the gender dynamics at play, what it meant for a female to be publicly sent like that. it's kind of unclear. is that appropriate? or is it not? in any case, after the inauguration ceremony and so on, everybody wants to have a big party there is no inaugural ball recognized parade like we would think of down pennsylvania avenue but the spanish ambassador, everybody wants that but washington is insistent that they wait until martha comes up. then the staff and the kids of various -- and someone. >> i have another question, keep it up, everyone. another question is about military uniform during the trip as indicated as you mentioned in the 19th century but did you travel by carriage? did he have a big white horse before arriving parts this is something we know he did on o

the great nationalist, sharing the continental us flag of george washington, under whom he fought at valley forge and if the viewer at valley forge with washington and hamilton, you understand that we need to support the troops if we do not we are dead and adams wasn't there, they don't feel it in their bones. it is immense respect for washington and there is immense respect for hamilton with his brilliant lawyer and marshall uses him and his legal ideas about the bank and many other things. one other thing that he does as he is a national speaker and a good listener and i talked about relationships between the founders, so jefferson and madison team up. and adams makes enemies, he is a loner, he teams up only with abigail, but then, you know, he is in a feud with hamilton, even though hamilton was trying to help him in various ways, and he starts off friendly, but then they become, you know, rivals and so it's important. jefferson and madison team up, hamilton and washington team up and marshall finds a team. and the team works particularly well when they combine more than south and

george washington. and i think this is one of the most striking point that you have made, which is the american constitutional development of >> there happening within our own and also being impacted over and over again by the world. and talk to us more about that predict what is our position in the world have to do with her thoughts about how we govern ourselves. >> and are protected by oceans right or wrong pretty. akhil: full of week join together we are and if we don't when you plan the borders between south carolina and north carolina and north carolina and georgia inn maryland and pennsylvania. in pennsylvania and new york and so on so the genius of franklin is to understand and eventually nwashington and hamilton at the atlantic ocean will be an amazing boat will protect us against the old powers of europe but only as we unite to divide each other and but europe can actually plant up against each other and divide and conquer passion and have a policy towards the west to make an american domain th

building in washington, d.c., the federal city built on the site chosen by a first president george washingtonlocation for a permanent capital was hotly contested in 1790 and washington actively advocating for a site along the potomac river not far from his own home of mount vernon. when the commissioners of the federal district named the new capital for washington in 1791, they not only honored the wartime commander-in-chief but also acknowledge his guiding role in the selec

this is what it looked like outside and you can get a good picture of george washington there showing off his muscle and teaching us like he was a greek leader. when americans did not like that predict this was 1915 up with the blue arrow to say where that statute was. greenough knew that that statue would be controversial and he had had an earlier statute that included some little cupid like figures and they were little boys and showing the little boy parts. on the location where it was women got together make diapers and put on the little boys. and you can see that so the statute proved unpopular. and here is the chronology. it was commissioned in 1832, and put in the rotunda and 41 and moved outside and 43 and sometime before 1908 is what outside of the patent office probably not for very long. that's a building or in seventh street now national museum of american art and the portions gallery. in 1908 went to the smithsonian. it sat in the arson industry building and it essentially got moved to now known as the museum of american history so that is the story of that statute. then t

he is vindicating marshall's mission carrying forward george washington and her home he fought servingey forge with washington and hamilton then you understand we need money and to support the troops and if we don't we are dead they weren't there they don't feel it in their bones the way he does he has immense on —- immense respect for washington and for hamilton who was a brilliant lawyer use those legal ideas he is a nationalist figure to be a good listener i talk about the relationships so jefferson and madison team up he is a loner teaming up only met abigail but then he will feud with hamilton even though he tried to help him. he starts off friendly but then they become rivals so teams are important jefferson and madison team up and marshall finds a teammate in the teams in america work particularly well when they combine north and south massachusettsbi and virginia marshall is virginia story is ndmassachusetts think of all those teams your first president and vice president are george washington and john adams they work together and by the way so did jefferson and adams from virg

he may be the one who introduced the idea to george washington with a larger city. he was friends with kraut i may have recruited him to come and invest here. he bought three lots at public sale in the square at 728 which is the one we are talking about. he did not buy them directly he bought them in the sale. he later was also an original investor in the first eastern branch of bridge the one that was done at kentucky avenue early on. now go back to this 1801 map of marked this particular location. that's the lot george walker bought. he wanted to build a hotel near the capitol. so he bought three lots there. you can see by 1801 the street is in front of his lot but he has built his building was known originally as walker's hotel. he opened in 1796 this is a much earlier than the other things we have talked about generally. in the comment was made when it opened in the newspaper that at least walker's hotel had a roof on it which the capitol didn't. many of the other did not either in the past. the tavern was particularly noted to the sandstone decoration on the fr