What building, later renamed Independence Hall, hosted Congress when it adopted the Declaration of Independence?

The Pennsylvania State House hosted Congress when it adopted the Declaration of Independence.

The Pennsylvania State House stood in Philadelphia and served as the meeting place of the Second Continental Congress. It was later renamed Independence Hall, the name by which the building is now internationally known.

Congress adopted the Declaration there on July 4, 1776. The building also hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787, making it central to both the declaration of independence and the creation of the U.S. Constitution.

Independence Hall is sometimes confused with Carpenters’ Hall, where the First Continental Congress met in 1774. It is also distinct from Federal Hall in New York City, where George Washington was inaugurated in 1789. The Pennsylvania State House’s later name reflects its role in the founding era.