Independence Hall replicas and derivatives

Independence Hall in Philadelphia

Independence Hall replicas are buildings, models and miniatures replicating or inspired by the design of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

Independence Hall (1732–1753) was built as the State House for the Colony of Pennsylvania. The Second Continental Congress met there from May 1775 to December 1776, from March to September 1777, and from July 1778 to March 1781. The Declaration of Independence was debated and signed in the hall. Congress under the Articles of Confederation met there from March 1781 to June 1783. The Constitutional Convention met there from May to September 1787, where it debated, wrote, and signed the United States Constitution.

Buildings

Exposition buildings

Models and miniatures

Under the Works Progress Administration, Pennsylvania began the Museum Extension Project, which employed artists, architects, and craftsmen to create exhibits for the state's museums. Among the works produced were highly-detailed scale models of historic buildings. 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]
  • Independence Hall 1:25-scale model, Minimundus, Klagenfurt, Austria. Minimundus is a miniature park of architectural models.
  • Philly Mini Golf (2006), Franklin Square, 200 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes

  1. ^ Harold W. Lanzer (2007): "Up here at the bank they have these calendars with the Independence Hall on them. I got the idea I could build an Independence Hall out here and then I would have a place to put that clock in and build my own museum. That is what I set out to do. I started with that in 1993 when I was 68 years old."[12]

References

  1. ^ "City Hall" (DOC). City of South San Francisco. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ Stock Yards National Bank
  3. ^ a b c Miller, Rod A. (2006). "Jens Fredrick Larson and colonial revival". In Wilson, Richard Guy; Eyring, Shaun; Marotta, Kenny (eds.). Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press. pp. 53–66 (54). ISBN 0813923484. OCLC 61362746.
  4. ^ Cars In Depth,"With Liberty and Six Cylinders For All". Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Howard University Campus Tour". Howard University. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  6. ^ Independence Mall, Wilmington, Delaware.
  7. ^ Lesley Wright, "Reopening Constitutes Convention at Knott's", Los Angeles Times, September 18, 1998.
  8. ^ Knott's Berry Farm - Independence Hall
  9. ^ "Hall of Presidents". Walt Disney World.
  10. ^ "The American Adventure". Walt Disney World.
  11. ^ Obituary: "Harold W. Lanzer, 1925-2012," The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), April 19, 2012.
  12. ^ Oral History: Harold and Marilyn Lanzer, interviewed by Charlotte Wangrin, 2007,[1] from Henry County, Ohio, Historical Society.
  13. ^ "Rapid City, South Dakota". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  14. ^ Independence Hall Project, from Houston Baptist University.
  15. ^ Curtis Miller (Spring 2008). "Art with a Purpose: Pennsylvania's Museum Extension Project, 1935–1943". Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine.
  16. ^ "Pennsylvania: Models, Architectural] Independence Hall, 1737-1937: United States Constitution Celebration / Pennsylvania Historical Commission; [Museum Extension Project]". Broward County Library.
  17. ^ Independence Hall scale model at the U.S. Supreme Court

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