Quaker Manor House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Quaker Manor House
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location= Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 8
lat_seconds = 43
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 11
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1730
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
added = November 21, 1976
governing_body = Private
refnum=76001654cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Quaker Manor House is a historic building located at 1165 Pinetown Road in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

It was built in 1730 as a residence and fur trading post by John Getty, who served as an Indian agent representing the Province of Pennsylvania and Governor Patrick Gordon, and a friend of James Logan. After Getty's death, the house was purchased by Quaker Jeremiah Warder, a Philadelphia merchant, who lived in the house until 1783. Warder, who was a friend of Benjamin Chew, was arrested during the American Revolution and imprisoned in Virginia. During this period, the Quaker Manor House was also known by the name "Warder's Conquest." [cite web|url=http://www.arch.state.pa.us/pdfs/H000567_01B.pdf |title=National Register Of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form |accessmonthday=October 1 |accessyear=2006 |year=1976 |month=June |format=PDF ]

During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington and the Continental Army spent six weeks camped at nearby Whitemarsh in the autumn of 1777. During the encampment, the Quaker Manor House served as the headquarters for Washington's Surgeon General, John Cochran.

The Quaker Manor House is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and is currently a privately-owned residence.

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