House Where First American Flag Was Made
1897
Ernest Peixotto’s 1897 sketch captures the famous Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia not as a pristine monument, but as a gritty, lived-in structure. With rapid, scratchy lines, he details the narrow brick facade, the steep roof with its dormer window, and the storefront below that looks ready for business despite its weathered appearance. This drawing offers a rare, unpolished glimpse of a legendary American landmark just over a century after the flag was supposedly sewn there, showing the humble reality of the location before it became a major tourist site.
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