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HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Additional Information - Senate 1789-1815

Senate Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia

Senate Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia

 

Senate Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia (photograph of modern re-creation)

This chamber served the Senate throughout the 1790s. It welcomed visitors after 1794, when the Senate permanently opened its proceedings to the public.

Independence National Historical Park

 
History of Congress and the Capitol