Independence Hall
Item
- Title
- Independence Hall
- Alternative Title
- Pennsylvania State House
- Creator
- Edmund Wooley (American builder, active ca. 1732-1753)
- City
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Address
- Chestnut Street between 5th & 6th Streets
- Country
- United States
- Date Created
- 1732-1753 (creation)
- Century
- 18th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Building Type
- historic sites
- Style/Period
- American Colonial
- Georgian
- Cultural Context
- American
- Materials
- brick
- wood
- Techniques
- construction
- Description
- arcade
- The lawyer Andrew Hamilton oversaw the planning and worked to guarantee its completion. Hamilton had won renown for his successful 1735 defense of Peter Zenger in New York that was to become a freedom-of-the-press landmark. The building has undergone many restorations, notably by Greek revival architect John Haviland in 1830, and by a committee from the National Park Service, in 1950, returning it to its 1776 appearance.
- Source
- Saif Haq
- Photographer
- Saif Haq
- Rights Holder
- © Saif Haq
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
Edmund Wooley (American builder, active ca. 1732-1753), “Independence Hall”, Saif Haq Collection, accessed November 26, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/haq/item/16193