Carpenter’s Hall

There was another interesting building at the end of the alley. It was a lovely Georgian building named the Carpenter’s Hall. It doesn’t sound like a very interesting place. There was a group which seemed to in a guided tour and it seems that the guide was very enthusiastic about the place. I took that was a sign to go in. I wasn’t really expecting much about the place but I was still pleasantly surprised how nice it was inside. The Carpenter’s Hall was an important meeting place in the early history of the United States. Once you go in, you will see why it is such an important venue.

The hall was unexpectedly large and should be able to fit in several hundred people, but I think the meetings that are held in this halls aren’t really for the masses. Among the organizations which have held meetings here are the American Philosophical Society which was just down the road, the First and Second Bank of the United States. It even served as a hospital during the revolutionary years. Inside there people dressed in period costumes. You can also see scale models of the building as it looked back then. The second level seemed to be off limits though. As for the name? It is owned by a company owned by carpenters and now engineers and architects.

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