Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum
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The Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum is a museum located in the Little Italy section of Baltimore, Maryland.
It is the 1793 home of Mary Pickersgill where she sewed the "Star Spangled Banner," the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in the summer of 1813 during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The museum contains furniture and antiques from the period as well as items from the Pickersgill family. [1]
A 12,600 square foot museum was constructed next to Pickersgill's house. [2] It has exhibits on the War of 1812 and the Battle of Baltimore. It has an orientation theater, tearoom, giftshop, exhibit galleries, and meeting rooms. The museum features a 30 by 42 foot tall window which was created to be the same color, size, and design of the original Star-Spangled Banner made by Pickersgill in the adjacent Flag House.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Brad McKee. CURRENTS: ARCHITECTURE; So Gallantly Streaming In Baked-On Ceramic. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ a b Carol Sorgen. Baltimore's Inner Harbor and Beyond. gallagherstravels.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
