Show old washington hotel passes in history A wealth of history Is associated with the old national hotel on pennsylvania avenue recently purchased by the city to make way for a new municipal center built in 1820 6 this hostelry was tor for years the largest hotel south of new york not only did henry clay live and die at the national reports george rothwell noth well brown in the washington herald but from its doors old hickory walked to the capitol one march morning to take tile oath as president on the day that lincoln was inaugurated tile the hotel roof held sharpshooters who covered that point of the parade until the american federation of labor labar moved into its new building it used the hotel for its headquarters |