Carpenters' Hall Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927 Reproduction of a drawing depicting a building with the sinage "1724 Carpenters' Hall." Figures walk and converse in the courtyard in front of the building. This venerated structure is reached by a brief passageway leading south from Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets. It is owned by the ancient Carpenters' Company. It was within its walls that, nearly two years prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the first Continental Congress, composed of delegates from eleven provinces, adopted measures which advocated and finally led to the War of the Revolution and seperation from the dominion of Great Britain. The building is open to visitors upon weekdays. Taylor Catalog Number: 353 ca. 1922 digitool:95867 Taylor - Case 12-19 [2717.F] Part of Frank H. Taylor Collection