Daniel Morgan House Explained

Daniel Morgan House
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 13, 2012[1]
Designated Other1 Number:138-0018
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:226 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates:39.1864°N -78.1692°W
Built:, c. 1800, c. 1820, c. 1885, c. 1890, c. 1915
Architecture:Late Georgian
Added:February 5, 2013
Refnum:12001274[2]

Daniel Morgan House, also known as the George Flowerdew Norton House, Boyd House, and Sherrard House, is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It is a -story, seven-bay, 17 room, Late Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a side-gable roof and paired double interior chimneys. The oldest section was built about 1786 for George Flowerdew Norton, and the western stuccoed brick wing was built for Daniel Morgan (1736–1802) about 1800. A brick kitchen, built about 1820 is attached to the north side of the dwelling and two-story addition, constructed about 1885, is attached to the northwest corner of the house. A one-room addition was added to the eastern side about 1890, and a second-story room was built above the back porch about 1915. Also on the property is a contributing coursed stone retaining wall (c. 1900).[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. It is located in the Winchester Historic District.

Gen.Daniel Morgan died in this house on July 6, 1802. The house then was the home of his daughter.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register Master List. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-02-15. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/04/13 through 2/08/13. National Park Service. 2014-02-02. 2014-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202144919/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130215.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Daniel Morgan House. George R. Schember and Jeanne S. Schember. August 2012. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos