Old City Hall Philedelphia
- Address: Chestnut St
- Vicinity: 5th St, Independence Square
- Neighborhood of Old City, Philly in Philadelphia, PA
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1791/00/00 | David Evans Jr | Architect | Constructed as Philadelphia's City Hall, it serves as the home of the US Supreme Court. | |||
1791/03/04 | John Rutledge | Work | John Rutledge resigns as senior associate justice of the US Supreme Court to become chief justice of South Carolina. | |||
1796/01/26 | Samuel Chase | Work | President George Washington appoints Samuel Chase as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Chase served on the Court until his death on June 19, 1811. | |||
1800/00/00 | The United States Supreme Court moves to Washington, DC. |
Particulars for Old City Hall Philedelphia: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Historic Use | City or Town Hall |
Criteria | Exemplar |
Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
Category for Historic Use | Government |
Historic Use | Government Office |
Area of Significance | Law, Legal System |
Area of Significance | Politics-government |
Owner | Private |
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