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Congress Hall sits in Independence National Historical Park, adjacent to Independence Hall. Originally built as a courthouse, Congress Hall served as the first home of the Congress of the United States from December 6, 1790 to May 14, 1800, when the buildings in Washington D.C. were completed.
During the time this was the capital, three new states were admitted to the Union: Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee; the Bill of Rights was ratified; and George Washington and John Adams were inaugurated President.
The second floor was home to the Senate, which is the reason the the Senate is referred to as the Upper House of government.