Carpenters' Hall

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National Historic Landmark historic building meeting hall tourist attraction

Carpenters' Hall is a historic 18th-century meeting hall in Philadelphia best known as the site where the First Continental Congress convened in 1774.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Landmark → historic building → meeting hall → tourist attraction →
architecturalFeature	central pavilion → hipped roof → symmetrical façade →
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture →
category	Buildings and structures in Philadelphia → History of Philadelphia → United States Declaration of Independence and American Revolution sites →
city	Philadelphia →
completionDate	1774 →
constructionStartDate	1770 →
coordinateLocation	39.948°N 75.147°W →
country	United States →
floorCount	2 →
hasUse	historic site → meeting hall → museum →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark of the United States → National Register of Historic Places listing →
historicDesignationAuthority	National Park Service →
inception	1770s →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Center City, Philadelphia → Independence National Historical Park →
locatedNear	Independence Hall → Liberty Bell Center →
location	Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
maintainedBy	Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia →
materialUsed	brick →
namedAfter	Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia →
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000680 →
numberOfFloors	2 →
openToPublic	yes →
ownedBy	Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia →
partOf	Independence National Historical Park →
roofMaterial	wood →
significantEvent	First Continental Congress → meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies →
significantEventDate	1774 →
significantPeriod	American Revolutionary period →
state	Pennsylvania →
usedFor	civic events → exhibitions on early American history → political meetings →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Old City historic district → Old City, Philadelphia →	contains
Franklin Court Underground Museum → Signers' Garden →	near
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress →	adoptedAt
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia ("Carpenters' Hall National Historic Landmark") →	associatedWith
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia →	hasHeadquarters
Independence National Historical Park →	hasSite
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia ("Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia") →	headquartersLocation
New Hall Military Museum →	locatedNear
First Continental Congress →	location
City Tavern site →	nearbyLandmark
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia →	notableBuilding
Declaration and Resolves ("Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia") →	placeAdopted