The inauguration of Zachary Taylor as the 12th president of the United States was held on Monday, March 5, 1849, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., and was the second instance of an inauguration being rescheduled due to March 4 falling on a Sunday, the Christian sabbath.

Taylor died 1 year, 126 days into this term, and Fillmore succeeded to the presidency.

To accommodate the large numbers of guests anticipated to be at one of them, a temporary wooden building was built in the Judiciary Square plaza.

[2] The ticket price for the event was $10 cash; the menu included: terrapins, Charlotte Russe, oysters and Roman punch.

[3] Taylor's term as president began on Sunday, March 4, but his inauguration was not held until the next day out of religious concerns.