Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum

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Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
Location: 844 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°17′15″N 76°36′13″W / 39.2875, -76.60361Coordinates: 39°17′15″N 76°36′13″W / 39.2875, -76.60361
Built/Founded: 1803
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Federal
Designated as NHL: December 16, 1969[1]
Added to NRHP: December 03, 1969[2]
NRHP Reference#: 69000320
Governing body: Local

The Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum is a museum located in the Little Italy section of Baltimore, Maryland.

Built in 1793, it was the home of Mary Pickersgill when she moved to Baltimore in 1806 and the location where she sewed the "Star Spangled Banner," the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in the summer of 1814 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. [3]

A 12,600 square foot museum was constructed next to Pickersgill's house. [4] 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.[4]

The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1969.[1][5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Star-Spangled Banner Flag House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Brad McKee. CURRENTS: ARCHITECTURE; So Gallantly Streaming In Baked-On Ceramic. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
  4. ^ a b Carol Sorgen. Baltimore's Inner Harbor and Beyond. gallagherstravels.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
  5. ^ Joseph Scott Mendinghall (February 12, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Star-Spangled Banner Flag HousePDF (253 KiB), National Park Service . Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1968 and 1974.PDF (328 KiB)

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