David Harvard House

David Harvard House

David Harvard House, February 2011
Location South of Valley Forge, off Interstate 76, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°4′24″N 75°27′47″W / 40.07333°N 75.46306°W / 40.07333; -75.46306Coordinates: 40°4′24″N 75°27′47″W / 40.07333°N 75.46306°W / 40.07333; -75.46306
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c. 1766
NRHP Reference # 72001107[1]
Added to NRHP October 26, 1972

David Harvard House, also known as the Former Quarters of Lee and Bradford, is a historic home located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built about 1766, and is a 2 12-story, stuccoed stone structure. It has a rear wing. During the American Revolution the house served as headquarters for General Charles Lee and Col. William Bradford in late-1777 and early-1778, during the encampment at Valley Forge.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: David Harvard House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-03.


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