Which Philadelphia building housed the Second Continental Congress when it approved the Declaration of Independence?

The Second Continental Congress met in the Pennsylvania State House when it approved the Declaration of Independence.

The building stood in Philadelphia and later became known as Independence Hall. Congress approved the Declaration there on July 4, 1776, after debating and revising the draft prepared by the Committee of Five.

“Independence Hall” is the familiar modern name, but “Pennsylvania State House” was the building’s historical name during the Revolution. That distinction makes the older name the canonical answer to this question.

The same building was also associated with other major founding events. The Continental Congress met there during the Revolutionary era, and the Constitutional Convention met there in 1787. Its connection to both the Declaration and the Constitution makes it central to America250 history.