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On the side of the building at the intersection of Rue Raynouard and Rue Singer Marker The home of Benjamin Franklin from 1777 to 1785 has an inscription to him on it's outside wall.

Monument Text:

English Translation:  Here stood an outbuilding of the Hotel de Valentinois. From 1777 to 1785 it was the home of Benjamin Franklin, who had the first lightning rod built in France erected on it. Presented by C.C. Charley to the Societe Historique d'Auteuil et de Passy, 1910.

Commemorates:

People:

Benjamin Franklin

Wars:

American Revolutionary War