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February 2024 by Daryl Nitz
Free. Worth stopping in. Staff is friendly.
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January 2024 by Mina
?Carpenter Hall——is an important conference hall in the early days of the United States. Next, I will share with you some of my feelings after visiting~??I like the decoration style of the hall very much. The general high-end simplicity is matched with the right complexity of details. In the low-brightness yellow, the existence of black and white shows the seriousness and dignity of the leader?It is really a textbook color combination~?Even after so many years, people can still feel the solemnity of taking the oath here??There are some coins of great men for sale in the exhibition hall. The prices are not cheap, but they are also relatively exquisite souvenirs???♀️The place here is not particularly big~ but the overall historical atmosphere is very strong. The first Continental Congress was held here. The Second Continental Congress met in Independence Hall and declared American independence. It is a landmark building with special significance in the United States?❗️❗️If you are interested in history, retro, and architecture when you come to Philadelphia, it is highly recommended to visit Carpenter Hall. The combination of traditional and simple styles here also breaks through the fashion and high-end from a modern perspective, which is admirable~
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November 2023 by Barb Hauck-Mah (barbhmphilly)
We were honored to happen upon a reenactment outside Carpenters' Hall in fall 2023. It featured troops from the time of the Revolutionary War. Great to see that the Hall has been restored after the devestating fire of 2022. It is an important landmark in Philadelphia. Ben Franklin's Library Company resided on the second floor. The Hall was a field hospital during the Revolutionary War. Carpenters Hall is free to visit and is a unique historic landmark.
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November 2023 by Coming Judgement
Another great colonial historic site that absolutely has to be visited in the city of Philadelphia. When you're standing in here, you really get an awesome sense of the history that took place there.
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October 2023 by guten morgan
First ever bank robbery was here, I retesting history
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September 2023 by Erik T.
Well worth visiting if you are coming to Philadelphia very nice staff, very informative.
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August 2023 by Tony Corley III
Free admission and has a small exhibit inside. The place of the first congress. Stop by on the way to independence hall.
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August 2023 by Nodrco Nodrco
They got some pretty sick wooden chairs that you can stare at through a plastic box. Apparently they were original??? Idk i sat on it and it felt pretty new, so i kinda didn't believe them. But anyways you can just like walk in there and it's a pretty cool place, especially cause they sell copies of the declaration of Independence like the ones that were in National Treasure starring Nicolas Cage.
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April 2023 by Anya Kinoshita
Of all the historical places in Philadelphia, this was my favorite. So many great leaders of our nation have stood in this hall.
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January 2023 by Wade Williams
Very beautiful and well preserved historical building. Played an integral role in the 1770’s. It was closed when I went, but would love to go back and go inside one day.
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April 2022 by Chris Rosenquist
Amazing accidentally discovery when walking the Independence Hall area at night. It felt like this should be a more important building in our countries history. One of the places where it all began!
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April 2022 by Matthew 4810
Almost passed it lol but very cool hall! Sadly the museum was closed but at least you can still walk through it
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March 2022 by Casey McClain
Very cool historical building, there is not a lot to see here, however the sense of history here is palpable, the incredible carpentry that went into this building is amazing and well worth the short walk from the Indepence Visitor center and its a quick easy addition to the area as it doesnt take a long time to see it, the surrounding buildings give and excellent idea of what Philadelphia once was.
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January 2022 by Stephanie G.
A free historic site in the old city, no appointment, no fee, just wander in and see some interesting things about the carpenters society, including members and stuff they built. There was a docent who gave some information to the group while we walked through, so we gained extra insight. It takes maybe 15-30 minutes to walk through, but it's a nice little stop if you're also going through other sites in the area.
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January 2022 by Matthew U.
How amazing is it that you can stand in such a historic building? This building has hosted so many historical figures and events, that it is no wonder that it is listed as a National Historic Landmark (which it has held that title since 1970). My dorkiness is going to shine through here as I find it fascinating that I am still able to step foot inside such a building. For a very brief history on this place, it was completed in 1775 by the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. However, in 1774 the First Continental Congress met here which led to a boycott on British goods. And the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference met here in 1776 which declared Pennsylvania independent from the British Empire. I would say a lot of significant historical events have happened within these walls. Pretty neat. Within this building you will find many things to look at, and if you want to stick around I believe they do some type of guided tour that explains some of the artifacts held here. I just did my own thing in here and read the information posted about. As one reviewer previously stated, this is a small place and you can definitely breeze through here. But like I said, you can go about this place at your own pace. It is free to walk in here and the outside of the building can offer your some amazing pictures at the right angles.
