Show old washington hotel passes ins history A wealth ot of history ts is with tile old national hotel onIc nn sylvanita syl vanla vanta avenue recently purchased by the city to make way for a new municipal center built in 1820 this hostelry was for or years the largest hotel south of now new york not only did henry clay live and die at tho the national reports george rothwell brown in the washington herald erald II but from its doors old hickory walked to the capitol one march morning to take the oath its as president on the flay daj that lincoln was inaugurated the hotel roof held sharpshooters who covered that point ot of the parade until the american federation of abor I moved into its now building budding it used the hotel tor for its headquarters |