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My main curiosity is, would we see completely new buildings built to house Congress and the President, or would existing building have been procured for the use of the Federal Government and gradually expanded as the need for more space grew?

The Congress Hall in Philadelphia is right next to Independence Hall, and the Old City Hall in Philadelphia is basically the mirror image of the Congress Hall on the opposite side of the block. Looking at the site, one could easily see this whole complex being taken over by the government and then built up and expanded over the decades. Though eventually either a new structure would have to be built or the whole complex overhauled to meet the needs of the growing federal government, especially in the 20th century.

Would an existing home have been used for the presidential residence (as happened when Philadelphia was the capital from 1790-1800, when Presidents Washington and Adams lived in the Morris Mansion on Market Street), or would a new, more stately residence been selected?

And more generally, how do you think Philadelphia would have developed as a city if the Federal Government had remained there instead of relocating to Washington? (either in a scenario where Washington DC was never built in the first place, or where it is abandoned after the 1814 burning by the British)
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