William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Declaration House

Independence National Historical Park

— National Park Service —

Declaration House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 5, 2022

1. Declaration House Marker

Inscription.
The Declaration House, located on the southwest corner of 7th and Market Streets, was reconstructed in 1975. The house was originally built in 1775 by bricklayer Jacob Graff, Jr.

During the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson, a 33-year-old delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress, rented the two second-floor rooms. There he drafted the Declaration of Independence.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1975.

Location. 39° 57.056′ N, 75° 9.136′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. It is on Market Street (Route 2004) just west of South 7th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1008 Market St, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "…it was intended to be an expression of the American mind…" (a few steps from this marker); American Pharmaceutical Association (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Declaration House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Declaration House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Graff House (within shouting distance of this marker); Rohm and Haas [Headquarters] (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bicentennial Dawn, Philadelphia (about 400 feet away); Siegmund Lubin (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Declaration House (was within

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 5, 2022

2. Declaration House Marker

shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.