Summerseat (Morrisville, Pennsylvania)

	Summerseat
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Pennsylvania state historical marker
	Summerseat
Location	Clymer St. and Morris Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Built	c. 1770
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	71000685
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 17, 1971
Designated NHL	July 17, 1965
Designated PHMC	January 27, 1949

Summerseat, also known as George Clymer House, or Thomas Barclay House is a site significant for its association with George Clymer and Robert Morris, both signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. It served as George Washington's headquarters from December 8 to December 14, 1776. It is located in Morrisville, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

The two-story brick and stone Georgian house was built in the 1770s for Thomas Barclay, a Philadelphia merchant and diplomat. From 1791 to 1798, the house was owned by Robert Morris, the namesake for Morrisville. In 1806 the house was acquired by Clymer, who resided there until his death in 1813.

The house was restored in 1931 and converted for use as a school administrative building in 1935.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.^[3]^[4]

Summerseat is located on Hillcrest and Legion Avenues, and is owned and operated as a house museum by the Historic Morrisville Society. The house is open the first Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is no admission charge.

References

^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Summerseat". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
^ Charles W. Snell (February 9, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Summerseat School-- George Clymer House (Summerseat) / Summerseat (Thomas Barclay House)" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink

External links

Summerseat - Historic Morrisville Society
Summerseat at the National Park Service
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5345, "Summerseat, Clymer Street & Morris Avenue (Morrisville Borough), Morrisville, Bucks County, PA", 24 photos, 2 color transparencies, 3 photo caption pages
HABS No. PA-5345-A, "Summerseat, Outbuildings, Clymer Street & Morris Avenue (Morrisville Borough), Morrisville, Bucks County, PA", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. PA-5345-B, "Summerseat, Barn, Clymer Street & Morris Avenue (Morrisville Borough), Morrisville, Bucks County, PA", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page

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[phmcdatabase-1] "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 19, 2013.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-3] "Summerseat". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-11.

[nrhpinv2-4] Charles W. Snell (February 9, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Summerseat School-- George Clymer House (Summerseat) / Summerseat (Thomas Barclay House)" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink

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v t e Robert Morris
United States Senator, Pennsylvania, 1789–1795 Superintendent of Finance of the United States, 1781–1784 Second Continental Congress, 1775–1778
United States Founding events	Financier of the American Revolution Signed, Declaration of Independence Signed, Articles of Confederation Signed, United States Constitution 1776 Model Treaty Committee of Secret Correspondence, Second Continental Congress Chairman, Pennsylvania Committee of Safety U.S. Superintendent of Finance Agent of the Marine Bank of North America Nova Constellatio Philadelphia as U.S. capital city, 1790–1800 Residence Act President's House
Other events	Willing, Morris & Co. (Slavery) Use of the dollar sign Newburgh Conspiracy Empress of China merchant ship Old China Trade Phelps and Gorham Purchase
Life	Early life Summerseat home 1788 U.S. Senate election Panic of 1796–97 Christ Church, Philadelphia, burial site
Legacy	Robert Morris University, Pennsylvania Robert Morris University, Illinois Robert Morris statue, Philadelphia Depicted in The Apotheosis of Washington Heald Square Monument, Chicago Mount Morris, New York village dam Morrisville, Pennsylvania USS Morris Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Related	Thomas Morris (son) Founding Fathers Thomas Willing Haym Salomon Betsy Ross flag USS Alfred

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