Washington's Headquarters (Valley Forge)

Infobox nrhp
name = Washington's Headquarters
nrhp_type = nhl


caption = Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge
location = Valley Forge National Historical Park
nearest_city = Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 6
lat_seconds = 5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 27
long_seconds = 43
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1777
architect= Potts,Isaac
architecture= Georgian
designated= November 28, 1972cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1370&ResourceType=Building
title=Washington's Headquarters |accessdate=2008-07-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = February 11, 1973cite 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]
governing_body = State
refnum=73001655

Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge, also known as Isaac Potts House,was in the Isaac Potts House, located at the confluence of Valley Creek with the Schuylkill River, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. General George Washington made his headquarters here during the encampment at Valley Forge of the Continental Army, during the winter and spring of 1777-1778. The restored building is part of the Valley Forge National Historical Park and is open to the public.

:"... this small house is believed to have been constructed in 1773 for Isaac Potts, operator of the family grist mill. Although some sources place the construction date as early as 1759. In 1777-8 the property was owned by Isaac but rented to his aunt, the widow Deborah Hewes, who sublet it to Washington. The General's wife Martha lived here with him during the later months of the encampment and the administrative business of the army was transacted on the first floor." [cite web |url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/displayPhoto.pl?path=/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa0600/pa0636/sheet&top
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It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73001655.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Washington's Headquarters (Isaac Potts House)] |32 KB|date=1972-03-02 |author=Charles W. Snell |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73001655.pdf "Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1971, and one drawing"] |32 KB]

See also

* Valley Forge - for the historical encampment and its impacts on the American Revolutionary War
* Valley Forge National Historical Park - for the current status of the Headquarters and encampment
* Valley Forge, Pennsylvania - for the location of this house.
* Washington's Headquarters - for other locations Washington used as headquarters.

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