Show the old capitol building the structure in washington city known as the I 1 old capitol building has a memorable history it aa vas erected in 1800 and was wag originally de signed as aa a tavern or boarding house bouse on account of poor management the tavern was closed after a few years during the war of 1812 the british cap aured washington and burned several ot of the public buildings including the capitol the government then pur based this tavern building for the use of congress and here bore both hou houses S a met for several years within 1 its t walls two presidents inaugural at W d and in it john C calhoun died |