What building, originally called the Pennsylvania State House, is central to America250 history?

Independence Hall is the building originally called the Pennsylvania State House and central to America250 history.

The Second Continental Congress met there in Philadelphia when it debated and adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The building was later renamed Independence Hall to reflect its connection with the nation's founding.

The same building also hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787, where delegates drafted the United States Constitution. This makes Independence Hall significant for both independence and constitutional government, although those events occurred 11 years apart.

Independence Hall is part of the Independence National Historical Park. Visitors often associate it with the Liberty Bell, which was displayed nearby, but the bell and the hall are separate historic objects.