Description
Spanning over 55 acres on 20 city blocks within the historic district of the City of Philadelphia, the park preserves and interprets many of our country\'s most important resources associated with the establishment of the United States of America. These sites include the First and Second Banks of the United States, Congress Hall and Old City Hall. See images of: * Independence Hall * South Front at night * North Front at night * Liberty Bell * Assembly Room * Inkstand-Assembly Room * Congress Hall * House Chamber * Senate Chamber * Old City Hall * Carpenter\'s Hall * First Bank of the US * Philadelphia Exchange 3 reels on card Independence Hall info.. Constructed between 1732 and 1756 as the State House of the Province of Pennsylvania, it is considered a fine example of Georgian architecture. From 1775 to 1783 (except for the winter of 1777 - 1778 when Philadelphia was occupied by the British Army) this was the meeting place for the Second Continental Congress. It was in the Assembly Room of this building that George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775 and the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. In the same room the design of the American flag was agreed upon in 1777, the Articles of Confederation were adopted in 1781, and the U. S. Constitution was drafted in 1787. The building, inside and out, has been restored whenever possible to its original late-18th century appearance. Most of the furnishing are period pieces. The \"rising sun\" chair used by George Washington as he presided over the Constitutional Convention is original.