{"id":3958,"date":"2019-07-03T18:09:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T18:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/sites-of-activity-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T14:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T18:32:33","slug":"meeting-halls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/sites-of-activity\/meeting-halls\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Halls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;SECTION TITLE&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>The Fight for Black Mobility: Traveling to Mid-century Conventions<\/h3>\n<h1>Meeting Halls<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;image&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3463\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3463\" class=\"wp-image-3463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp5.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp5-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Architect Owen Biddle\u2019s handbook which contains his design for the trusses used in the construction of Arch Street Meeting House.<br \/>Biddle&#8217;s Young Carpenter&#8217;s Assistant. The Arch Street Landmark Working Group, Philadelphia. Compiled by Catherine Lavoie.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;image&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3465\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3465\" class=\"wp-image-3465 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp6.jpg\" alt=\"Architectural Drawing\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp6.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Architectural Drawing Owen Biddle. The Arch Street Landmark Working Group, Philadelphia. Compiled by Catherine Lavoie.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;image&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3469\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3469\" class=\"wp-image-3469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp7.jpg\" alt=\"meeting house\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp7.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp7-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robinson, Cervin. Front Elevation, Looking Southwest HABS PA,51-PHILA,10-3. 1974. Arch Street Meeting House, Historic American Buildings Survey, Washington, D.C. Library of Congress.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;image&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3471\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3471\" class=\"wp-image-3471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp8.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting House\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp8.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boucher, Jack. 1974 FRONT ELEVATION, LOOKING SOUTHEAST HABS PA,51-PHILA,10-2. 1974. Arch Street Meeting House, Historic American Buildings Survey, Washington, D.C. Library of Congress.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;image&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3474\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3474\" class=\"wp-image-3474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp9.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting House\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp9.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp9-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boucher, Jack. HABS PA,51-PHILA,10-35. 1974. Arch Street Meeting House, Historic American Buildings Survey, Washington, D.C. Library of Congress.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;image&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3478\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3478\" class=\"wp-image-3478 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp10.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp10.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp10-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boucher, Jack E. FARMERS&#8217; AND MECHANICS&#8217; BANK (left) AND PHILADELPHIA BANK (right) IN THE OLD BANK ROW HABS PA,51-PHILA,377-3. May 1972. Farmers and Mechanics&#8217; Bank, Historic American Buildings Survey, Washington, D.C. Library of Congress.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;image&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3480\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3480\" class=\"wp-image-3480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp11.jpg\" alt=\"Buildings\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp11.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp11-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boucher, Jack E. FARMERS&#8217; AND MECHANICS&#8217; BANK (left) AND PHILADELPHIA BANK (right) IN THE OLD BANK ROW HABS PA,51-PHILA,377-3. May 1972. Farmers and Mechanics&#8217; Bank, Historic American Buildings Survey, Washington, D.C. Library of Congress.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;image&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3483\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3483\" class=\"wp-image-3483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp12.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/ccp12-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arch Street Meeting House or Friends&#8217; Meeting House. Image Courtesy of Library Company of Philadelphia.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;SECTION TITLE&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#043d74&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"halls\">\n<h2>StoryMap of Meeting Halls<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Below is a storymap of meeting halls associated with the 1855 National Colored Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All three locations are within walking distance of one another. 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