Adam Kurtz House

Adam Kurtz House

Adam Kurtz House, May 2016
Location NE corner of Braddock and Cork Sts., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°10′56″N 78°10′5″W / 39.18222°N 78.16806°W / 39.18222; -78.16806Coordinates: 39°10′56″N 78°10′5″W / 39.18222°N 78.16806°W / 39.18222; -78.16806
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1757 (1757)
Part of Winchester Historic District (#80004318)
NRHP Reference # 76002233[1]
VLR # 138-0025
Significant dates
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.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 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. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ "George Washington’s Office". winchesterhistory.org. Winchester Frederick County Historical Society. Retrieved 27 July 2017.


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