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Independence National Historical Park
Franklin Court
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Try our new Independence National Historical Park Cell Phone Audio Tour! Call 267-519-4295, press Prompt #22 for Franklin Court & Underground Museum information, Prompt #221 for Glass Armonica Music, Prompt #23 for Franklin's Market Street Houses (Printing Office, Archeology, Post Office and store) information. Read the press release and flyer with stops and other park sites.
Franklin Court was the site of the handsome brick home of Benjamin Franklin, who lived here while serving in the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. Franklin died here in 1790; the house was torn down about 20 years later. Today the site contains a steel "ghost structure" outlining the spot where Franklin's house stood and features an underground museum with a film and displays, an 18th century printing office, an architectural/archeological exhibit, an operating post office and a postal museum.
Listen to Franklin's Glass Armonica
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Franklin Court (13 Photos)
Franklin Court is dedicated to the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin
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Did You Know?
Benjamin Franklin is accredited with being the first American to invent a musical instrument? He invented the glass armonica in 1761 after seeing wine glasses being used to make musical sounds.
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Last Updated: July 28, 2008 at 15:43 EST |