The Pennsylvania State House was later renamed Independence Hall.
The building in Philadelphia served as the meeting place of the Second Continental Congress when it adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It also hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787, giving it a central place in United States political history.
The original name reflected the building’s role as Pennsylvania’s colonial government seat. After the American Revolution, the name Independence Hall became associated with the declaration and the nation’s founding story.
The building is part of Independence National Historical Park. Its Assembly Room contains the chair used by George Washington while presiding over the Constitutional Convention, often called the Rising Sun Chair because of its decorative back.