Adam Kurtz House Explained

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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External links

12 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Adam Kurtz House. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. November 1975. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2014-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927062524/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Winchester/138-0025_Kurtz,_Adam,_House_1976_Final_Nomination.pdf. 2012-09-27. dead. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: George Washington’s Office. winchesterhistory.org. Winchester Frederick County Historical Society. 27 July 2017.