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

The Pennsylvania State House, now called Independence Hall, hosted the Declaration of Independence debate.

The building stands in Philadelphia and served as the meeting place of the Second Continental Congress when delegates debated independence in 1776. The Declaration was adopted there on July 4. The structure later became known as Independence Hall because of its connection with the founding of the United States.

The same building also hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787, where delegates drafted the United States Constitution. Its State House complex included spaces used for legislative and judicial work in colonial Pennsylvania. Today, Independence Hall forms part of Independence National Historical Park and is recognized as a major United States historic site.