Independence Hall in Philadelphia is where the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
The building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House. Its Assembly Room became the meeting place of the Second Continental Congress, which debated independence during the summer of 1776. The same room later hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
The building originally had a different name, so historical references often call it the Pennsylvania State House. Independence Hall became the better-known name during the nineteenth century, reflecting its association with the Declaration and the United States Constitution. The Liberty Bell was displayed nearby in the State House, but it was not the object Congress voted on.
Independence Hall is part of Independence National Historical Park. The site is especially important because two foundational documents were debated there: the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Congress did not adopt the Declaration at Carpenters’ Hall, where the First Continental Congress had met in 1774.