Supreme Courtroom Independence Hall

Courtroom on the first floor of independence hall.

Supreme courtroom independence hall.

Independence hall philadelphia pa capitols. Courtroom of the pennsylvania supreme court the supreme court of pennsylvania sat in this room in the 1700s. The ground floor of independence hall originally known as the pennsylvania state house consists of two large rooms. On july 8 1776 an act of defiance occurred here when a group of pennsylvania militiamen stormed in and tore down british king george iii s coat of arms.

On the east side is the more famous assembly. Detroit publishing company photograph collection library of congress. When the national capital moved to philadelphia in 1790 the court moved with it establishing chambers first in the state house independence hall and later in the city hall. The state house was built between 1732 and 1753 designed by edmund woolley and andrew hamilton and.

Detroit publishing company part of. The supreme court room at independence hall in philadelphia around 1904. Supreme court room looking northwest independence hall complex independence hall 500 chestnut street philadelphia philadelphia county pa habs pa 51 phila 6 135 ct tif 4 957 3 518. Independence hall in philadelphia pennsylvania supreme court of illinois entry sign indicating the supreme court of canada in ottawa ontario.

Congress hall was built to be the philadelphia county courthouse but was also used as the u s. Also known as scoc it s the highest justice body of canada brazil supreme court supremo tribunal federal stf at night brasilia distrito federal brazil supreme court of canada the supreme court of sweden bonde palace supreme court of western. Capitol building while philadelphia was the capital of the united states from 1790 1800. The room in 2018.

From 1791 1796 the justices met at the pennsylvania state house now known as independence hall. Image courtesy of the library of congress detroit publishing company collection. Independence hall touts a red brick facade designed in georgian style it consists of a central building with belltower and steeple attached to two smaller wings via arcaded hyphens the highest point to the tip of the steeple spire is 168 feet 7 1 4 inches 51 391 m above the ground. This model of independence hall was created by the works progress administration wpa and presented to the court as part of the constitution day celebrations at independence hall in philadelphia in 1937.