Exterior view of the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) located on Chestnut Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets in Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) located on Chestnut Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets in Philadelphia.
Main building (minus tower) constructed between 1732-35 on plans drawn by master-carpenter Edmund Wooley. The illustration depicts the building as it currently appears with the clock tower. The clock tower constructed between 1824-28 replaced the bell tower which was dismantled in 1781.
Image_Size=40" x 29 15/16"; Count:6/10; Publications' Independence National Historical Park brochure and handbook, pages 22-23, Benjamin Franklin's 'Good House' handbook, page 63, and the Bicentennial of the Constitution brochure
MC D5
Public Can View
Gallagher, Lynn
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