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Benjamin Franklin Lived Here
Benjamin Franklin House at 36 Craven Street in the heart of London is a heritage ‘gem.’
The world’s only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin opened to the public for the first time on 17 January 2006, Franklin’s 300th birthday, as a dynamic museum and educational facility.
For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin – scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more – lived at 36 Craven Street. While he may have been in London as chief colonial diplomat, his time here encompassed much more than politics.
In 1998, as conservation got underway in the House, we found bones, both human and animal, under the floor of our Seminar Room (originally the garden in Franklin’s day). From a one metre wide, one metre deep pit, over 1200 pieces of bone were retrieved and are the remnants of an anatomy school run from the House by William Hewson, son-in-law of Franklin’s landlady, Margaret Stevenson.
For more interesting information, please see: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/the-house-benjamin-franklin/#top
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
36 Craven St - Heritage Gateway
Black plaque on the house from London County Council.
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
The second stop on our London sightseeing on Thursday was the Benjamin Franklin House (36 Craven Street, London WC2N 5NF), another of the historic London homes included on our London Pass. Here, Mike poses outside the home before we head in for our tour.
While Franklin was born in Boston and spent most of his adult life in Philadelphia, he lived in London for many years. A few highlights from the home's website concerning his time in London:
In 1757, Franklin was sent to London as diplomat for the Pennsylvania Assembly, taking his son William (then aged 26) with him. There he took comfortable lodgings with the widowed Margaret Stevenson in her house at 36 Craven Street. Both Mrs. Stevenson and her daughter Polly were to become life-long friends of Franklin. Leaving his wife, Deborah (who was afraid of crossing the ocean) and daughter behind in Philadelphia, Franklin found a surrogate family.
He returned to Pennsylvania 1762; but in 1764, Franklin was again sent to England to petition the King to make Pennsylvania a Royal colony rather than a proprietary province. Franklin arrived in London in December 1764 and returned to his home with the Stevensons in Craven Street, where he remained until 1775.
However, with his wife's death in 1774 and his failure to limit escalation of misunderstanding between Britain and the colonies (though he tried to the last, with the great British statesman William Pitt coming to Craven Street to explore last-minute proposals for reconciliation), he could not avert a war of independence. Thus his final stay in London came to a close. By the time he stepped ashore in Philadelphia on 5 May 1775, the American Revolution had already begun.
In 1778 Franklin was sent to France to gain French support for American Independence, and eventually negotiated peace with England. He was eventually joined at his home in Passy, just outside Paris, by the widowed Polly Hewson (nee Stevenson), who eventually moved to Philadelphia with her young family. When he died in 1790, Polly and his daughter Sally were at his side.
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
Dr. Marcia Balisciano, Director, presents U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with a book after he received the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership at the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun, watches a video from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., before the Secretary received the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry examines the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership after Sir Bob Reid, Chairman Emeritus, and Dr. Marcia Balisciano, Director, presented it to him at the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Before leaving the Benjamin Franklin House at 36 Craven Street in London, I headed across the street to take one last photo of the home (since the top of the house got cut off in my previous shot).
While Franklin was born in Boston and spent most of his adult life in Philadelphia, he lived in London for many years. A few highlights from the home's website concerning his time in London:
In 1757, Franklin was sent to London as diplomat for the Pennsylvania Assembly, taking his son William (then aged 26) with him. There he took comfortable lodgings with the widowed Margaret Stevenson in her house at 36 Craven Street. Both Mrs. Stevenson and her daughter Polly were to become life-long friends of Franklin. Leaving his wife, Deborah (who was afraid of crossing the ocean) and daughter behind in Philadelphia, Franklin found a surrogate family.
He returned to Pennsylvania 1762; but in 1764, Franklin was again sent to England to petition the King to make Pennsylvania a Royal colony rather than a proprietary province. Franklin arrived in London in December 1764 and returned to his home with the Stevensons in Craven Street, where he remained until 1775.
However, with his wife's death in 1774 and his failure to limit escalation of misunderstanding between Britain and the colonies (though he tried to the last, with the great British statesman William Pitt coming to Craven Street to explore last-minute proposals for reconciliation), he could not avert a war of independence. Thus his final stay in London came to a close. By the time he stepped ashore in Philadelphia on 5 May 1775, the American Revolution had already begun.
In 1778 Franklin was sent to France to gain French support for American Independence, and eventually negotiated peace with England. He was eventually joined at his home in Passy, just outside Paris, by the widowed Polly Hewson (nee Stevenson), who eventually moved to Philadelphia with her young family. When he died in 1790, Polly and his daughter Sally were at his side.
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
Dr. Marcia Balisciano, Director of the Benjamin Franklin House, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., to receive the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Dr. Marcia Balisciano after arriving at the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., to receive the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun, speaks with Dr. Marcia Balisciano after arriving at the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., to receive the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, seen in silhouette, walks with Dr. Marcia Balisciano as he enters the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., to receive the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Benjamin Franklin's Parlour was his primary reception room. www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_frankli...
Sir Bob Reid, Chairman Emeritus of the Benjamin Franklin House, presents U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership at the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Sir Bob Reid, Chairman Emeritus of the Benjamin Franklin House, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to the Benjamin Franklin House in London, U.K., so he could receive the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Leadership on October 31, 2016. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
One of two stoves original to Benjamin Franklin House: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/h...
The kitchen is the start of the Historical Experience which blends drama and technology to reveal Franklin's nearly 16 years in London. www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/h...
Benjamin Franklin invented the glass armonica at 36 Craven Street. Find out more at: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/d...
The glass armonica features in the Benjamin Franklin House Student Science Centre. Read more: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/s...
One central staircase links all five floors of Benjamin Franklin House. Read Franklin's charming account of life in the House in his Craven Street Gazette. www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/d...
Benjamin Franklin House contains 14 fireplaces. Read more about the House: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/d...
Benjamin Franklin House retains its 18th century character. To visit: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/visit/default...
The annual Symposium is an initiative of the Scholarship Centre: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/s...
The Benjamin Franklin House Student Science Centre inspires children through Franklin's London sciene. See www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/s...
The kitchen reveals Franklin's domestic life at Craven Street. To book tickets for the Historical Experience: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/h...
The Robert H. Smith Scholarship Centre furthers understanding of Franklin and his myriad interests. Read more: <http://www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/scholarship.htm
Our education programmes foster fun, learning and creativity. Find out more: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/education/sch...
Benjamin Franklin House has an active internship programme involving students from around the world. www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/s...
The Scholarship Centre includes a vibrant event programme: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/news/events.html
The spaces of Benjamin Franklin House are unparelleled for private events. www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/h...
Each room tells a part of Franklin's London story: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/h...
Outreach from the Scholarship Centre is key: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/education/out...
Hidden within the City of Westminster, nearby Trafalgar Square is 36 Craven Street. Former home to Benjamin Franklin (on of the American Founding Fathers) - who lived here from 1757 - 1775.
It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from 1730. Opened as a museum in 2006. I enjoyed my visit here.
It has a Historical Experience, where you watch videos on walls, with a woman dressed as Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin's landlady who becomes a "second daughter" to Franklin.
36 Craven St - Heritage Gateway
Black plaque by London County Council.
A full set of the Papers of Benjamin Franklin can be found in the Robert H. Smith Scholarship Centre. www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/about_house/s...