Carpenters' Hall

E11948

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

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

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
Independence National Historical Park
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
floorCount 2
hasUse historic site
meeting hall
museum
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States

National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
historicDesignationAuthority National Park Service
inception 1770s
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Center City Philadelphia
surface form: 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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Continental Congress location Carpenters' Hall
Declaration and Resolves placeAdopted Carpenters' Hall
this entity surface form: Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia
City Tavern site nearbyLandmark Carpenters' Hall
New Hall Military Museum locatedNear Carpenters' Hall
Old City historic district contains Carpenters' Hall
Signers' Garden near Carpenters' Hall
Franklin Court Underground Museum near Carpenters' Hall
Old City, Philadelphia contains Carpenters' Hall
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia headquartersLocation Carpenters' Hall
this entity surface form: Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia associatedWith Carpenters' Hall
this entity surface form: Carpenters' Hall National Historic Landmark
Continental Congress meetsIn Carpenters' Hall
this entity surface form: Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia
Center City historic area contains Carpenters' Hall
Independence Mall hasNearbyLandmark Carpenters' Hall