Adam Kurtz House | |
Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | December 16, 1975[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 138-0025 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | NE corner of Braddock and Cork Sts., Winchester, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 39.1822°N -78.1681°W |
Built: | c. |
Added: | May 17, 1976 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 76002233 |
Nrhp Type2: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Nrhp Type2: | March 4, 1980 |
Partof: | Winchester Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 80004318 |
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.[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.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is located in the Winchester Historic District.
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