Congress Hall

seat of the United States Congress from December 6, 1790, to May 14, 1800
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Congress Hall

Summary

Congress Hall is a museum[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Congress Hall is located in Philadelphia[3].
  • Congress Hall is in the country of United States[4].
  • Congress Hall's instance of is recorded as museum[5].
  • Congress Hall's instance of is recorded as public building[6].
  • Congress Hall's instance of is recorded as courthouse[7].
  • Congress Hall's maintained by is recorded as National Park Service[8].
  • Congress Hall is owned by Philadelphia[9].
  • Congress Hall is operated by National Park Service[10].
  • Congress Hall's architectural style is recorded as Federal architecture[11].
  • Congress Hall is made of brick[12].
  • Congress Hall's postal code is recorded as 19106[13].
  • Congress Hall is used for museum[14].
  • Congress Hall is used for tourist attraction[15].
  • Congress Hall's Commons category is recorded as Congress Hall[16].
  • 1789 marks the founding of Congress Hall[17].
  • Congress Hall's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.949023, 'lon': -75.150656}[18].
  • Congress Hall's located on street is recorded as Chestnut Street[19].
  • Congress Hall's significant event is recorded as second inauguration of George Washington[20].
  • Congress Hall's significant event is recorded as inauguration of John Adams[21].
  • Congress Hall's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/inde/planyourvisit/congresshall.htm[22].
  • Congress Hall's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[23].
  • Congress Hall's date of official opening is recorded as 1789[24].
  • Congress Hall's different from is recorded as Congress Hall[25].
  • Congress Hall's disabled accessibility is recorded as wheelchair accessible[26].
  • Congress Hall's located in protected area is recorded as Independence National Historical Park[27].

Body

Founding

1789 marks the founding of Congress Hall[17].

Operations

Congress Hall is operated by National Park Service[10].

Ownership

Congress Hall is owned by Philadelphia[9].

Why It Matters

Congress Hall ranks in the top 3% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . GeoNames. Retrieved . phlvisitorcenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . phlvisitorcenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . phlvisitorcenter.com. Retrieved . phlvisitorcenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Wolfram Alpha. Retrieved . wolframalpha.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . American Heritage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Tripadvisor. Retrieved . phlvisitorcenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . American Heritage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . American Heritage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . American Heritage. Retrieved . phlvisitorcenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . American Heritage. Retrieved . phlvisitorcenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . senate.gov. Retrieved . senate.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . phlvisitorcenter.com. Retrieved . phlvisitorcenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located on street Chestnut Street
    Coordinate location {'lat': 39.949023, 'lon': -75.150656}
    Maintained by National Park Service
    Occupant United States Congress, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P127]]: [[Q140072874]]"
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