Betsy Ross and the Making of America

Betsy Ross

The Betsy Ross House Facts, Myths, and Pictures

The building at 239 Arch Street, now known as the Betsy Ross House, was built over 250 years ago. The front portion was built around 1740, with the stair hall (or piazza) and the rear section added 10 to 20 years later. The structure is a variation of a "bandbox" style house, with one room on each floor and a winding staircase stretching from the cellar to the upper levels. In the 18th century the house was occupied by a shoemaker, a shopkeeper, an apothecary and, of course, most famously, an up

Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, USA