National Historic Landmark · museum · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Carpenters' Hall

United States historic place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1970Georgian architectureRobert Smith
US-PA(1891) p713 PHILADELPHIA, CAROENTER'S HALLPH(1897) p09 CARPENDERS HALLAmerican Revolution Bicentennial Carpenters' Hall 10c 1974 issue U.S. stampCarpenter Hall Philly
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Carpenters' Hall

Carpenters' Hall, in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the official birthplace of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a key meeting place for colonial delegates during the early part of the American Revolution. Completed in 1775, the two-story brick meeting hall was built for and is still privately owned by the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, the country's oldest extant craft guild.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address310 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
CountyPhiladelphia County
ListedApr 15, 1970
Reference number70000552
ArchitectRobert Smith
Type of placeparliament building, museum
StyleGeorgian architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address310 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Websitecarpentershall.org ↗
Coordinates39.94806, -75.14724 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitIndependence National Historical Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000552. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.