Congress Hall
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congress Hall canonical | 15 |
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 City Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTimeAsUSCongressSeat | 1800 ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| followedBy | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
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 National Memorial
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.