Edmund Woolley

Edmund Woolley (c.1695—1771) was an English-born American architect and master carpenter, best known for building Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Traditionally, credit for the building's design has been given to Andrew Hamilton, but modern scholarship argues that he contributed little to the project.

[2] A surviving 1735 receipt lists a £5 payment to Woolley for "drawing drafts," "fronts" (elevations) and "Plans of the first and Second floors of the State House.

In 1750, Woolley laid the foundations for a brick tower to house a grand staircase and support a wooden steeple.

The Georgian country mansion was built by Quaker businessman Samuel Morris in what is now Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Edmund Woolley designed and built Independence Hall , although it is traditionally attributed to Andrew Hamilton