National Historic Landmark

Flag House

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
December 2, 1969
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
69000320

About this property

The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, formerly the Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum, is a museum located in the Jonestown/Old Town and adjacent to Little Italy neighborhoods of eastern downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Built in 1793, it was the home of Mary Young Pickersgill when she moved to Baltimore in 1806 and the location where she later sewed the "Star Spangled Banner," in 1813, the huge out-sized garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry at Whetstone Point in Baltimore Harbor in the summer of 1814 during the British Royal Navy attack in the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. The museum contains furniture and antiques from the Federal period as well as items from the Pickersgill family. A supplemental 12,600-square-foot (1,170 m2) museum was constructed to the rear next to Pickersgill's home. This museum houses exhibits on the War of 1812 and the Battle of Baltimore. It has an orientation theater, gift shop, exhibit galleries, and meeting rooms. The museum features a 30 by 42-foot (13 m) tall window which was created to be the same color, size, and design of the original "Star-Spangled Banner" flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes made by Pickersgill in the adjacent Flag House and completed on the floor of a nearby brewery by members of her family and servants/slaves. Set into the ground outside the museum is a map of the United States, with each state formed from a piece of stone quarried within its borders.

Location

844 E. Pratt St.
Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
39.28752, -76.60347

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Flag House listed on the National Register?

Flag House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1969.

What type of historic resource is Flag House?

Flag House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Flag House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Flag House has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for Flag House?

The period of significance for Flag House is recorded as the industrial era.

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