Assembly Room and Supreme Court Room, Independence Hall (1748) *

Artist/Designer: Edmund Woolley, Andrew Hamilton

Project Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Figure 1: Assembly Room and Supreme Court Room. Source: World Heritage Sites, Independence National Historical Park. 2011, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 2: Assembly Room and Supreme Court Room. Source: National Park Service, Assembly Room of Independence Hall. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 3: Assembly Room and Supreme Court Room. Source: Antoine Taveneaux, Independence Hall, Philadelphia. 2011, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Antoine Taveneaux )

Figure 4: Assembly Room and Supreme Court Room. Source: Antoine Taveneaux, Independence Hall, Philadelphia. 2011, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 | Photographer: Antoine Taveneaux )

Style/Period(s):
Neoclassical

Primary Material(s):
Wood, Stone, Color, Light, Fabric

Function(s):
Community Center

Related Website(s):

Independence Hall - NPS General Info | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Independence Hall - General Information | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Andrew Hamilton - General Information | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Andrew Hamilton - Architect General Information | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Significant Date(s):
18th Century, 1732, 1735, 1748, 1831

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Kashatus, William C. Historic Philadelphia: The City, Symbols & Patriots, 1681-1800. Lanham [Md.]: University Press of America, 1992.

Keyser, Charles Shearer. The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Dunlap Print., 1901.

Pitcairn, Raymond. Independence Hall, Shrine of Free Government. 1940.

Sands, Robert W. and Alexander B. Bartlett. Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub, 2012.

Building Address: Independence Hall 520 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Significant Dates: Construction Date (1732-1735) – The Building was usable
Final construction date (1748)
Steeple Added (1750)
Steeple Restoration (1828)

Supporting Staff/ Designers:

John Haviland (1831 – Assembly Room Restoration)
William Strickland (1828 Steeple Restoration)

Tags: Classical Interiors, Classical architecture, Assembly Interiors, Georgian Style

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