OLD CITY. Most people recognize Carpenters' Hall as the site of the first Continental Congress, but this early 1700s building has a lot more history. It housed Ben Franklin's Library Company and his American Philosophical Company, as well as banks, an auction house, a music school, and the Franklin institute. The first US bank robbery happened at Carpenters' Hall in 1798, and it was the first privately owned building to be opened to the public as a historical monument. Very interesting exhibits explore the entire history of the building and the Carpenters' Company.

Mar-Dec Tue-Sun 10am-4pm; Jan-Feb Wed-Sun 10am-4pm

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