The Declaration of Independence was primarily signed at Independence Hall, according to the document’s history.
The building in Philadelphia was then called the Pennsylvania State House. It was later renamed Independence Hall and became one of the best-known sites associated with the founding of the United States. The Second Continental Congress met there while debating independence.
The final text was approved on July 4, 1776, but most delegates signed the engrossed parchment copy on August 2. The timing is one reason the familiar image of every delegate signing on July 4 is historically inaccurate. Some signatures were added later.
Independence Hall is also associated with the United States Constitution. The Constitutional Convention met there in 1787, and the building is now part of Independence National Historical Park. Federal Hall in New York City was the first United States Capitol under the Constitution, while Carpenters’ Hall hosted the First Continental Congress.