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Old City Hall (Philadelphia)

Field	Value
name	Old City Hall
nrhp_type	cp
nocat	yes
image	Independence Hall 4.jpg
image_size	275px
caption	Old City Hall in Philadelphia, 2011
location	Chestnut Street at 5th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
coordinates
locmapin	Philadelphia#Pennsylvania#USA
built	1790–91
architect	David Evans, Jr.
architecture	Federal
added	October 15, 1966
partof	Independence National Historical Park
partof_refnum	66000683

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Old City Hall, located at Chestnut and 5th Streets in the Independence Hall complex of Independence National Historical Park in Center City Philadelphia, was built in 1790–91 in the Federal style. The architect was David Evans, Jr.

Originally intended as Philadelphia's City Hall, it housed the Supreme Court of the United States from the completion of its construction in 1791 until 1800, when the national capital was moved to Washington, D.C. Three chief justices, John Jay (Jay Court), John Rutledge (Rutledge Court), and Oliver Ellsworth (Ellsworth Court), officiated the Supreme Court from this location.

After the national capital moved to Washington, D.C., the building continued to serve as Philadelphia's City Hall until 1854. It is a contributing property to Independence National Historical Park and is owned by the City of Philadelphia, which leases the building to the National Park Service.

References

{{cite philarch, pp. 30−31
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[http://www.globalmountainsummit.org/independence-hall.html Independence Hall] (at "Independence Hall's History"). World Heritage Sites official webpage. World Heritage Committee. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

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