Adam Kurtz House
Adam Kurtz House, May 2016
Adam Kurtz House is located in Virginia
Adam Kurtz House
Adam Kurtz House is located in the United States
Adam Kurtz House
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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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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