Tour Speech
Today I am going to tell you about the Betsy Ross House. The first American flag in history was made here.
The building is 250 years old. It is a “bandbox” style house. It has one room per floor and a winding staircase leading from the cellar of the building to the upper levels. The house has a large window on the first floor which is great for displaying merchandise, and over the years the house was used as a home for shopkeepers and artisans. This happened for over 150 years. After Betsy moved out of the house, a family of Germans named the Munds moved in. The Munds were shopkeepers. They took advantage of owning the house by advertising that this was the house where the first American flag was made, which helped them with …show more content…
Eventually they accomplished this goal. Over the years, the house was restored and modified. For example, in 1974 the courtyard was renovated and a fountain added. Finally, in 1941, the property was officially given to the city of Philadelphia. Today, Historic Philadelphia Inc. owns the house, a non-profit organization that continues to manage the site. In the house you can see some of the things Betsy Ross and her family owned, such as Betsy Ross’ walnut chest-on-chest, her Chippendale and Sheraton side chairs, her eyeglasses, her quilted petticoat, and her Bible. The building is now a museum, and you can stop by and visit it if you like. This building is famous because Betsy Ross lived there for 3 years (1776-1779), and the house was where she made the first American flag. After that it was known as the Betsy Ross house. The fact that she made the flag there makes it a historic site. Today, there are no flags made there but people love to visit the place! It is a nice house, but not too big. It has the American flag hanging off the front of it (The original version of the American flag). The first American flag ever made was different from the American flag we have
Today I am going to tell you about the Betsy Ross House. The first American flag in history was made here.
The building is 250 years old. It is a “bandbox” style house. It has one room per floor and a winding staircase leading from the cellar of the building to the upper levels. The house has a large window on the first floor which is great for displaying merchandise, and over the years the house was used as a home for shopkeepers and artisans. This happened for over 150 years. After Betsy moved out of the house, a family of Germans named the Munds moved in. The Munds were shopkeepers. They took advantage of owning the house by advertising that this was the house where the first American flag was made, which helped them with …show more content…
Eventually they accomplished this goal. Over the years, the house was restored and modified. For example, in 1974 the courtyard was renovated and a fountain added. Finally, in 1941, the property was officially given to the city of Philadelphia. Today, Historic Philadelphia Inc. owns the house, a non-profit organization that continues to manage the site. In the house you can see some of the things Betsy Ross and her family owned, such as Betsy Ross’ walnut chest-on-chest, her Chippendale and Sheraton side chairs, her eyeglasses, her quilted petticoat, and her Bible. The building is now a museum, and you can stop by and visit it if you like. This building is famous because Betsy Ross lived there for 3 years (1776-1779), and the house was where she made the first American flag. After that it was known as the Betsy Ross house. The fact that she made the flag there makes it a historic site. Today, there are no flags made there but people love to visit the place! It is a nice house, but not too big. It has the American flag hanging off the front of it (The original version of the American flag). The first American flag ever made was different from the American flag we have