Independence National Historical Park is a federally protected historic district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's fo
The Liberty Bell (foreground) and Independence Hall (background) at Independence National Historical Park
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, a 1940 portrait by Howard Chandler Christy
The President's House, which served as the presidential mansion of George Washington, the nation's first president, from 1790 to 1797, and then for John Adams, the nation's second president, from 1797–1800
Independence Hall, the iconic Philadelphia building where the Founding Fathers unanimously adopted the U.S. Declaration of Independence and appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army in a bold but risky effort to secure independence from Britain's colonial governance
President's House in Philadelphia was the third U.S. presidential mansion, following the first two in New York City. President George Washington occupied the Philadelphia house from November 27, 1790
Independence National Historical Park
…known as Independence Mall, contain the Liberty Bell Center, National Constitution Center, Independence Visitor Center, and the former site of the President's House. The park also contains other historical artifacts, such as the Syng inkstand which was used during the signings of both the Declaration and the…
The Washington Family, a painting by Edward Savage completed between 1789 and 1796, depicting (left to right): George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington, Nelly Custis, Martha Washington, and an enslaved servant, probably William Lee or Christopher Sheels
A 1796 runaway advertisement for Oney Judge, one of nine slaves held by Washington at President's House in Philadelphia
The icehouse pit, which was excavated in December 2000 and reburied beneath the Liberty Bell Center