Carpenters' Hall Museum

Address: 320 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, United States

Website: https://www.carpentershall.org

Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm (closed Mon)

Admission: Free (public access)

Carpenters’ Hall is an 18th-century meeting hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, built by the Carpenters’ Company. It is notable for hosting the First Continental Congress in 1774.

The building contains the original main meeting room used by delegates and preserves 18th-century interior character and furnishings. It is interpreted as a historic site in the city’s Independence National Historical Park area and is observed for its role in early American political history.

The hall was constructed by the local Carpenters’ Company for professional and civic meetings and later accommodated important colonial assemblies. Its use for the 1774 Congress is the primary reason for its national historic significance.

It stands in central Philadelphia’s historic district, close to Independence Hall and other Revolutionary-era sites.

• First Continental Congress: Hosted the First Continental Congress from September to October 1774; the main meeting room retains period character.
• Location: Located within Philadelphia’s historic district, adjacent to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell area.

Located in Philadelphia’s Old City at 320 Chestnut Street, directly across from Independence Hall and a two- to five-minute walk from the Market-Frankford Line’s 5th Street/Independence Hall station. Easily reached on foot from other historic district attractions.

• Arrive early in the morning to enjoy the hall and surrounding Old City before the midday crowd.
• Visit during the week to avoid peak weekend tour groups and school visits.
• Look for the wooden carpenter's chest inside - the Carpenters' Company collection is one of the hall's quiet treasures.