1762033 Balustrade section fro Federal Hall, New York, 1788-89 (wrought iron, yellow-gold paint & oak) by American School, (18th century); 95.4x177.8x4.4 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: This is the center section of the balcony railing of Federal Hall, where Washington was inaugurated as first President of the U.S. on April 30, 1789. The railing was removed when Federal Hall was demolished in 1812 and incorporated into a portico on the Administrative Building at Bellevue Hospital. It was removed in 1883, and presented to the N-YHS the following year. ); 穢 New York Historical Society .