Which Philadelphia building, now called Independence Hall, hosted Congress when America declared independence?

The Pennsylvania State House hosted Congress when America declared independence; it is now called Independence Hall.

The building in Philadelphia served as the meeting place of the Second Continental Congress in 1776. Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence there, making the site one of the most important locations in the America250 story.

The complex was originally known as the Pennsylvania State House because it housed Pennsylvania's colonial legislature. After independence, the building became associated with the revolutionary events that occurred inside it, and the name Independence Hall became standard. The building also hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Carpenter's Hall, another Philadelphia landmark, hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774, which is why the two sites can be confused. Federal Hall in New York City later served as the first U.S. Capitol under the Constitution. Independence Hall is specifically the former Pennsylvania State House.