District of Columbia City Hall

District of Columbia City Hall, also known as Old City Hall and the District of Columbia Courthouse, is a historic building at Judiciary Square in downtown Washington, D.C. Originally built for the offices of the D.C. municipal government, the city hall was subsequently used as a courthouse, and was the scene of several notable criminal trials including those of three accused presidential assassins. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. It now houses the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The government of the City of Washington held a competition for the design of a new municipal building in 1818. George Hadfield, a former superintendent during the construction of the United States Capitol, submitted a...