• Construction of the Independence Hall, originally known as the State House of the Province of Pennsylvania, started in 1732.
  • Two smaller buildings adjoin the wings of Independence Hall: Old City Hall to the east, and Congress Hall to the west.
  • Although known today as Independence Hall, the building was constructed to be the Pennsylvania State House.
  • They all seemed very passionate about the importance of everything in Independence Hall. My kids (tween and teen) took tins of pictures and loved it.
  • Independence HallINDEPENDENCE HALL, a red-brick structure, near the center of Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence [1]...
  • In 1828, the Philadelphia City Councils decided to commission a new steeple for Independence Hall to replace the structure that had been removed in 1781.
  • In hindsight: A history of Independence Hall offers an illustrative example of how old buildings and open spaces are not always ripe sites for development.
  • Construction of Independence Hall, then known as “the Pennsylvania State House” would begin in 1732, the same year as the birth of George Washington.
  • Engraving of the Back of the State House ( Independence Hall ) in 1799. The steeple had been removed in 1781 because it had rotted out and become a hazard.
  • Admission to Independence Hall is absolutely free to the public, and every visitor receives a 30-minute guided tour from a National Park Service Ranger.