Declaration House

Philadelphia
PA
Declaration House

On this site stood the house where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

QUICK FACTS
  • Jefferson lived at Jacob Graff’s house, then on the outskirts of Philadelphia, from 23-May to 3-Sep-1776.
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LOCATION
A reconstruction of the house in which Thomas Jefferson rented rooms and where, in June 1776, he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Associated People
Jefferson, Thomas

In the fall of 1775 Congress chose brown as the original color for the national uniform. In October 1778, however, France sent uniforms with a predominance of blue coats (although there were also brown), and so on 2 October 1779 Congress switched to blue as the official color.

— Michael Stephenson
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)