What was Independence Hall called when Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence for America250’s founding anniversary?

Independence Hall was called the Pennsylvania State House when Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The building stood in Philadelphia and served as the meeting place of Pennsylvania’s colonial legislature.

The Second Continental Congress used the building during the American Revolution, and the Declaration was adopted there on July 4, 1776. The Constitutional Convention later met in the same building in 1787, producing the United States Constitution.

The name Independence Hall became associated with the site because of its connection to the Declaration and the Constitution. The building’s original name is an important historical detail: it was not initially designed as a national monument. Today, Independence Hall forms part of Independence National Historical Park and is recognized as a major symbol of the United States’ founding era.