Adam Kurtz House
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Adam Kurtz House | |
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Adam Kurtz House, May 2016 | |
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| Location | NE corner of Braddock and Cork Sts., Winchester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°10′56″N 78°10′5″W / 39.18222°N 78.16806°WCoordinates: 39°10′56″N 78°10′5″W / 39.18222°N 78.16806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1757 |
| Part of | Winchester Historic District (#80004318) |
| NRHP Reference # | 76002233[1] |
| VLR # | 138-0025 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1976 |
| Designated CP | March 4, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | December 16, 1975[2] |
Adam Kurtz House, also known as Washington's Headquarters, is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It was built about 1757, and is of hewn-log construction. It consists of three rooms, with the westernmost room having two of its three exterior walls of stone construction. It sits on a rubble limestone foundation.[3]
The house served as George Washington's headquarters while he was supervising the construction of Fort Loudoun in 1756-57.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is located in the Winchester Historic District.
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Adam Kurtz House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ↑ "Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society". George Washington's Office. Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
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Media related to Adam Kurtz House at Wikimedia Commons - Adam Kurtz House, South Braddock & West Cork Streets, Winchester, Winchester, VA: 12 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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