Dawesfield
Dawesfield | |
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| Location | 565 Lewis Ln., Ambler, Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°9′12″N 75°14′53″W / 40.15333°N 75.24806°W |
| Area | 11.2 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | 1736 |
| Architect | Willing, Charles |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000318[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 1991 |
Dawesfield, also known as Camp Morris, is a historic country house estate located at Ambler in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The property has 11 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. They include the 2+1⁄2-story, stone main dwelling (c. 1736-1870), stone barn (1795, 1937), stone tenant house (1845), frame farm manager's house (1884), and eight stone-and-frame outbuildings (1736-1952). The property features landscaped grounds, a stone wall, and terraced lawns.
Dawesfield, which belonged to James Morris,[2] served as General George Washington's headquarters after the Battle of Germantown from October 20 to November 2, 1777.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
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Dawesfield House, ca. 1908 -
The North Parlor -
The Dining Room -
Bedroom used by George Washington
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Moon, Robert C. (1908). The Morris family of Philadelphia; descendants of Anthony Morris, born 1654-1721 died. Vol. 4. Philadelphia: R. C. Moon. pp. 156–157.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Gregory Ramsey (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dawesfield" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-05.
