Adam Kurtz House

Adam Kurtz House
Adam Kurtz House, May 2016
LocationNE corner of Braddock and Cork Sts., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates39°10′56″N 78°10′5″W / 39.18222°N 78.16806°W / 39.18222; -78.16806
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1757 (1757)
Part ofWinchester Historic District (ID80004318)
NRHP reference No.76002233[1]
VLR No.138-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1976
Designated CPMarch 4, 1980
Designated VLRDecember 16, 1975[2]

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]

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.

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "George Washington's Office". winchesterhistory.org. Winchester Frederick County Historical Society. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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