Carpenters' Hall

Step into the brick hall where the First Continental Congress met in 1774, inside Independence National Historical Park.

320 Chestnut Street · Philadelphia, PA

About Carpenters' Hall

Carpenters' Hall is a two-story brick meeting hall completed in 1775 and still owned by the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, the oldest craft guild still at work in the country. The First Continental Congress met here in 1774, and in June 1776 the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference met here and declared the province independent of British rule. The hall stands within Independence National Historical Park and is free to enter. Check the day before you go: it is closed on Mondays, and also on Tuesdays in January and February.

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