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- Address: 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 19106
- Phone: +1 215 686 1252
- Fax: +1 215 686 1256
- Web: http://www.betsyrosshouse.org/
- Neighbourhood: Old City
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Betsy Ross House
One colonial home everybody knows about is this one near Christ Church, restored in 1937, and distinguished by the Stars and Stripes outside. Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross was a Quaker needlewoman who, newly widowed in 1776, worked as a seamstress and upholsterer out of her home on Arch Street. Nobody is …
BETSY ROSS HOUSE
It's easy to find this little brick house with the gabled roof: just look for the 13-star flag displayed from its second-floor window. Whether Betsy Ross, also known as Elizabeth Griscom Ross Ashbourn Claypoole (1752-1836) -- who worked in her family's flag-making and upholstery business -- …
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The first thing visitors discover about Philadelphia is that it's a walking town. You'll find most places are within a mile of City Hall . Stroll on pleasant, tree-lined streets that display a rich mix of architecture ranging from Colonial to Victorian to Bauhaus, sometimes all presented within …