Benjamin Franklin's birthplace (Milk Street)

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706, and historical sources place his birthplace on Milk Street, commonly cited as 17 Milk Street. The original 18th-century house no longer survives and later buildings occupied the site; Boston histories and biographies note Milk Street as Franklin's birthplace. Because street numbering and buildings have changed over centuries, the exact footprint of the original house is subject to historical uncertainty.