“Where It All Began: A Field Trip to Carpenters’ Hall”

"Where It All Began: A Field Trip to Carpenters’ Hall”

When

09/04/2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Where

Carpenters' Hall
320 Chestnut Street , Philadelphia, PA, 19106

Event Type

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Carpenters’ Hall, in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the official birthplace of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a key meeting place in the early history of the United States. It was the first meeting place of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture.

Completed in 1775, the two-story brick meeting hall was built for and is still privately owned by the Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, the country’s oldest extant craft guild.  PSPA Member Tom Stokes, the archivist for the Hall, will be offering an enhanced tour of the Hall. PSPA will be unveiling its America 250 Philadelphia project during the field trip.

Lunch is across the street from the Hall.   The Museum of the American Revolution is nearby and a great add-on while in the Historic Area.

Location

Carpenters’ Hall
320 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Logistics

  • Thursday, September 4, 2025 with meet and greet at front entrance at 10:00 am; program at 10:30 am.; and lunch together at noon.  Lunch is adjacent to the Hall.  Stay and wander on your own following lunch.  Museum of the American Revoluntion is close by at 101 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
  • Registration fee is $35 and pre-registration is required.  Register by contacting pspaonline@gmail.com with the name(s) of the people attending, their affiliations, and emails.
  • Make checks out to Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture and mail to PSPA Treasurer, 140 Waypoint Dr., Lancaster PA 17603.
  • Click here and follow the link to purchase your ticket for luncheon meetings with PayPal or Credit Card.
  • Parking is available at the Independence Visitor Center located at 6th and Market Streets. Enter this underground garage on either 5th or 6th Street, between Market and Arch Streets. Parking is also available at the parking garage on 2nd Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets. Fees apply.  The area is also accessible to Amtrak and SEPTA.
  • Contact Scott Sheely at pspaonline@gmail.com with any questions.
  • Registration ends at noon on Friday, August 29, 2025.