Betsy Ross House
239 Arch St
PhiladelphiaPA19106
Payment Methods: Cash
Closed
- Sunday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
- Thursday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
- Friday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
- Saturday
- 10:00am-5:00pm
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Betsy Ross House
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This attraction is opened on Monday during the summer months.
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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 quite sure if no. 239 was hers, though. And nobody knows for sure if she made the original...
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The Betsy Ross House is a landmark in Philadelphia alleged to be the site where the seamstress and flag-maker Betsy Ross, (1752-1836), purportedly lived when she sewed the first American Flag. The origins of the Betsy Ross myth trace back to her relatives, particularly her grandsons, William and George Canby, and the celebrations of the Centennial of 1876. Evidence for the precise location of...
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The legend of how Betsy Ross created the first American flag may lack proper historical evidence, but it remains an integral part of early American history. Her house offers insight into Colonial life. Betsy Ross mainly used this abode to rent rooms to travelers and wayfarers. According to the Philadelphia Historic Society, more people visit the Ross house than any other historical attraction....
