Independence Hall in Philadelphia hosted the Continental Congress when it adopted the Declaration honored by America250.
The building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House. The Second Continental Congress met there during the American Revolution, and on July 4, 1776, it approved the Declaration of Independence.
The building was later renamed Independence Hall because of its connection with the Declaration and the founding of the United States. The Constitutional Convention also met there in 1787, making the site important to both the Declaration and the Constitution.
Independence Hall is part of Independence National Historical Park. It is sometimes confused with Congress Hall, another nearby Philadelphia building that served as the meeting place of the U.S. Congress from 1790 to 1800.