Congress Hall

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former legislative building historic building

Congress Hall is a historic building in Philadelphia that served as the meeting place of the United States Congress from 1790 to 1800, during which time it witnessed the presidencies of George Washington and John Adams.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former legislative building → historic building →
architecturalStyle	Georgian →
associatedWith	Philadelphia as temporary U.S. capital → early United States federal government →
builtFor	Philadelphia County Courthouse →
category	Buildings and structures in Philadelphia → Historic sites in Pennsylvania → United States federal government buildings →
city	Philadelphia →
constructionEnd	1789 →
constructionStart	1787 →
country	United States →
endTimeAsUSCongressSeat	1800 →
floorCount	2 →
followedBy	United States Capitol →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark (as part of Independence National Historical Park) →
housedBody	United States Congress → United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
inUseDuringPresidency	George Washington → John Adams →
locatedIn	Pennsylvania → Philadelphia → United States →
lowerChamber	House of Representatives chamber →
lowerChamberLocation	first floor →
managedBy	National Park Service →
material	brick →
neighboringBuilding	Independence Hall →
notableFeature	18th-century style furnishings → restored House of Representatives chamber → restored Senate chamber →
openToPublic	yes →
originalFunction	county courthouse →
partOf	Independence National Historical Park → Independence Square →
precededBy	Federal Hall →
significantEvent	inauguration of George Washington’s second term as President of the United States → inauguration of John Adams as President of the United States → ratification of the Bill of Rights →
startTimeAsUSCongressSeat	1790 →
tourType	guided tours →
upperChamber	Senate chamber →
upperChamberLocation	second floor →
usedAs	meeting place of the United States Congress →
witnessedPresidencyOf	George Washington → John Adams →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
520 Chestnut Street → Independence Square →	near
Old City historic district →	contains
Independence National Historical Park →	hasSite
First United States Congress →	metInBuilding
Independence Hall →	nearby