The Liberty Bell
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from The Liberty Bell: From Independence Hall, Philadelphia to Atlanta Independence Hall, Philadelphia, comprises three main buildings. A central structure - the State House with offices adjoining - and two separate buildings, one erected for the city and the other for the county of Philadelphia. The central building was designed and built by Andrew Hamilton, a Barrister of Philadelphia. The two others, the lots for which he procured, and for the erection of which he created a trust, were not built until after the close of the Revolution. The whole together has a frontage on Chestnut street of 396 feet, and was at the time of its completion the largest building for State and municipal purposes in the country. The story of its construction is as follows: On the first of the third month 1729 the representatives, as they styled themselves, of "the free men of Pennsylvania," in General Assembly met, determined to build a house for themselves, having been up to that time obliged to hire private houses for their sittings. The Act in manuscript still exists and is in the handwriting of Andrew Hamilton. On the 11th of August, 1732, Mr. Hamilton exhibited a plan and elevation of the house or building, - the central building as it now stands, and the same being compared with several other plans and elevations, was approved, and the House, after consideration, resolved, that Mr. Hamilton be the person to superintend and govern the building, and that the House for his trouble would make him compensation. Mr. Hamilton, to meet the requirements for the better preservation of the public papers of the Province, produced in 1732, on the 23d of March, a plan for the two offices adjoining the State House. On the 15th of September, 1735, Mr. Hamilton took his seat as President of the Assembly in the State House, then so far finished as to admit of occupancy by that body. The offices adjoining were also almost completed, and the building, offices, and ground vested in Trustees. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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