What building, now called Independence Hall, hosted the adoption of the Declaration of Independence?

The Pennsylvania State House hosted the adoption of the Declaration of Independence; the building is now called Independence Hall.

The structure was completed in Philadelphia in 1753 as the seat of Pennsylvania’s colonial government. Its Assembly Room became the meeting place where the Second Continental Congress debated and adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

The building also hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Delegates there drafted the United States Constitution, making the site important to both the Declaration and the later creation of the federal government. The building’s name changed over time as its historical significance became more closely associated with independence.

Independence Hall is part of Independence National Historical Park and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Liberty Bell is displayed nearby, but it was not the building where the Declaration was adopted. That distinction helps separate the famous symbol from the historic meeting place.