| Adam Kurtz House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | |
 Adam Kurtz House, May 2016 | |
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| Location | NE corner of Braddock and Cork Sts., Winchester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 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 (ID80004318) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002233 |
| VLR No. | 138-0025 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1976 |
| Designated CP | March 4, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | December 16, 1975 |
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.
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is located in the Winchester Historic District.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- 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
- "George Washington's Office". winchesterhistory.org. Winchester Frederick County Historical Society. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
External links
Media related to Adam Kurtz House at Wikimedia Commons- Adam Kurtz House, South Braddock & West Cork Streets, Winchester, Winchester, VA: 12 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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