Ben Franklin Historic Marker in Philadelphia; photo by Wally Gobetz on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).
Inscription
Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, philanthropist, statesman, and scientist. The eighteenth century's most illustrious Pennsylvanian built a house in Franklin Court starting in 1763, and here he lived the last five years of his life.
PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION 1990Franklin Court in Philadelphia
Franklin Court cuts through an entire city block on the former site of Benjamin Franklin's home at 316-322 Market Street in Philadelphia PA. There are six museums on the site; in this one area you can visit the United States Postal Service Museum, The Franklin Print Shop, and the Franklin Museum. Also, you can look deep underground into Franklin's privy, under the beautiful 54-foot high steel skeleton "Ghost Structure" designed by Robert Venturi.
Franklin Court cuts through an entire city block on the former site of Benjamin Franklin's home at 316-322 Market Street. There are six museums on the site; in this one area you can visit the United States Postal Service Museum, The Franklin Print Shop, and the Franklin Museum. Also, you can look deep underground into Franklin's privy, under the beautiful 54-foot high steel skeleton "Ghost Structure" designed by Robert Venturi.
