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The clock tower at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, one of several replicas of Independence Hall. Independence Hall served as the model for the Pennsylvania Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the Pennsylvania Building at the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, [38] and the Pennsylvania Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. [39]
In anticipation of the September 1937 sesquicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, 2,600 painted plaster models of Independence Hall were mass-produced and shipped to schools and public buildings across the country. [15] Independence Hall scale model [16] (1937, painted plaster, WPA), Lobby, U.S. Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. [17]
This is the front view of Independence Hall, which can be considered as a landmark of Philadelphia. ... Dimensions User Comment; current: 06:39, 15 September 2016:
English: Independence Hall Replica at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park CA. Date: 9 June 2013: ... Dimensions User Comment; current: 00:52, 3 May 2020: 2,592 × 1,936 ...
The Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters was conceived as part of the city of Philadelphia's plan to improve and revive the area around Independence Hall.Along with the creation of a park north of Independence Hall, the area saw the construction of new and modern buildings including a federal courthouse, a new Philadelphia Mint and the Rohm and Haas Building. [5]
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An alternate plan was suggested in 1973 to construct a smaller pavilion north of Independence Hall between Race and Arch Streets, but that plan was also met with resistance. Mayor Frank Rizzo then suggested that the pavilion be placed in the block immediately north of the famous building.
Work on Congress Hall was completed the following year when President Woodrow Wilson rededicated the building. Additional work to refurbish the House chamber was completed in 1934. [10] In 1942, over 50 civic and patriotic groups met at the American Philosophical Society and joined to create the Independence Hall Association.