In which building, later renamed Independence Hall, did Congress adopt the United States Declaration of Independence?

Congress adopted the United States Declaration of Independence in the Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall.

The building stood in Philadelphia and served as the meeting place of the Second Continental Congress in 1776. Delegates debated independence and revised the document there before approving its final text on July 4.

The Pennsylvania State House was later renamed Independence Hall because of its central role in the founding of the United States. The same complex is associated with other foundational events, including the drafting and signing of the United States Constitution in 1787.

A common mix-up is Carpenters’ Hall, where the First Continental Congress met in 1774. Independence Hall is the later name of the Pennsylvania State House, not a separate location for the Declaration’s adoption.