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Benjamin Franklin House
- Address: 36 Craven St Wc2
- Phone: 44 20 7925 1405
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1730/00/00 | Benjamin Franklin House is built as a lodging house. The Grade I listed building retains a majority of original features (central staircase, lathing, 18th century paneling, stoves, windows, fittings, beams, brick, etc) 'unimproved' over time. | |||||
| 1757/00/00 | Benjamin Franklin | Home | Franklin makes his home at 36 Craven Street from 1757 to 1762 and from 1764 to 1775 | |||
| 1772/09/00 | From September 1772 Benjamin Franklin's protege, William Hewson, operates an anatomy school at 36 Craven Street. Hewson lived in the house for two years. | |||||
| 1776/00/00 | Benjamin Franklin | Home | Ben Franklin leaves his English home to move back to America. | |||
| 1998/00/00 | Conservationist retrieve over 1200 pieces of bone from a small pit. Forensic investigations show the bones of more than a dozen bodies date to 1700s. They probably are the remainders of an anatomy school run by Franklin's protege, William Hewson. |
Data »
| Particulars for Benjamin Franklin House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
| Museum Type | Historical Museum |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Building Style | Townhouse |
| Data | |
|---|---|
| English National Heritage List: | 1066930 |
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