Soldier's Rest
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| Location | .3 mi N of Fairfax Ave., approximately .5 mi. E of jct. of US 340 and VA 7, near Berryville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°09′24″N 77°58′12″W / 39.15667°N 77.97000°WCoordinates: 39°09′24″N 77°58′12″W / 39.15667°N 77.97000°W |
| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Built | 1780 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 96000579[1] |
| VLR # | 021-0073 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | March 20, 1996[2] |
Soldier's Rest is a historic farmhouse located in Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. It was constructed about 1780[3] for the family of William Morton, it was later owned and added to by Daniel Morgan, a general in the American Revolution, and by Col Griffin Taylor, a veteran of the War of 1812, perhaps giving the home its name "Soldier's Rest".[3][4]
Prior to the current house being built, a smaller one stood some 200 yards away, and said to be the place where George Washington stayed when he was surveying the land here for Lord Fairfax in 1748.[5]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- Loth, Calder (1999). Virginia Landmarks Register. University of Virginia Press. p. 601. ISBN 978-0-8139-1862-4.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 , pg 122
- ↑ Maral S. Kalbian and J. Daniel Pezzoni (January 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Soldier's Rest". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Rest_Photos.htm Accompanying photo
- ↑ Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Virginia pg 233-34
