Henry Fite House

"Henry Fite House" (later Tavern/Hotel)
Henry Fite House in Baltimore
Alternative names	Congress Hall Old Congress Hall
General information
Type	tavern
Architectural style	Georgian (red brick with white wood trim)
Location	Southwest corner, West Baltimore (then known as Market) Street, and Liberty - South Sharp Streets, (later also known as Hopkins Place)
Address	(current site): Baltimore Civic Center [1962], (now Royal Farms Arena)
Town or city	Baltimore Town, county seat of Baltimore County,
Country	U.S.
Coordinates	39°17′19″N 76°37′8″W / 39.28861°N 76.61889°W / 39.28861; -76.61889
Current tenants	burned by fire
Completed	c. 1770
Destroyed	Sunday/Monday, February 7–8, 1904, Great Baltimore Fire
Owner	Henry Fite, (1722–1789), later: daughter, Elizabeth Fite Reinicker
Height	three-and-half stories
Dimensions
Other dimensions	92 ft. X 50/55 ft.
Technical details
Floor count	3 plus attic and cellar

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The "Henry Fite House", located on West Baltimore Street (then known as Market Street), between South Sharp and North Liberty Streets, later known as Hopkins Place, in Baltimore, Maryland, was the meeting site of the Second Continental Congress from December 20, 1776 until February 22, 1777.^[1]

Built as an inn and tavern around 1770 in the Georgian architectural style in red brick with white wood trim by Henry Fite (1722–1789), the building became known as "Congress Hall" when it served for two months as the new nation's seat of government in 1776–77. Later, following the Revolutionary War, it became known locally as "Old Congress Hall". The structure was destroyed during the Great Baltimore Fire of February 7–8, 1904, which started nearby.^[2]