A lonely quest to commemorate Ben Franklin’s early home

A lonely quest to commemorate Ben Franklin’s early home

For admirers of Benjamin Franklin and fans of Revolutionary history, a trip to Philadelphia is incomplete without a visit to Franklin Court. A museum, printing shop and reconstructed building frame occupy the Market Street property where Franklin had his home from 1763 until he died in 1790, during which he helped write the Constitution and enlisted crucial French support for the Revolution, among many other roles. What most visitors probably do…