What historic building in Philadelphia hosted the Declaration’s adoption commemorated by America250?

Independence Hall in Philadelphia hosted the Declaration’s adoption commemorated by America250.

The building was originally known as the Pennsylvania State House. The Second Continental Congress met there and adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The building was later renamed Independence Hall because of its association with that event and with the founding of the United States.

Independence Hall also hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787, where delegates debated and signed the United States Constitution. This dual role makes the building important to both the Declaration and the later framework of the federal government.

The building stands within Independence National Historical Park and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. It is often pictured in anniversary materials, but it is not the same as the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., where the engrossed Declaration is now preserved. That distinction separates the document’s historic meeting place from its modern archival home.