Adam Kurtz House
Adam Kurtz House, also known as Washington's Headquarters, is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It was built about 1755, 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]
Adam Kurtz House | |
 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 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1757 |
| Part of | Winchester Historic District (ID80004318) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002233[1] |
| VLR No. | 138-0025 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1976 |
| Designated CP | March 4, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | December 16, 1975[2] |
The house served as George Washington's headquarters while he was supervising the construction of Fort Loudoun from the fall of 1755 until he moved into the fort in December 1756.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is located in the Winchester Historic District.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2014-02-02. and Accompanying photo
- "George Washington's Office". winchesterhistory.org. Winchester Frederick County Historical Society. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
External links
- Adam Kurtz House, South Braddock & West Cork Streets, Winchester, Winchester, VA: 12 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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