Summerseat (Morrisville, Pennsylvania)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Summerseat
nrhp_type =nhl


caption = Summerseat
location= Clymer St. and Morris Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 12
lat_seconds = 28
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74
long_minutes = 46
long_seconds = 48
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1806
architect= Unknown
architecture= Georgian
designated= July 17, 1965cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1132&ResourceType=Building
title=Summerseat |accessdate=2008-02-11|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = July 17, 1971cite 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 = Local
refnum=71000685

Summerseat, also known as George Clymer House, Thomas Barclay House, or Summerseat School is a site significant for its association with George Clymer, a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. It served as George Washington's headquarters December 8–December 14, 1776.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/71000685.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Summerseat School-- George Clymer House (Summerseat) / Summerseat (Thomas Barclay House)] |32 KB|date=February 9, 1971 |author=Charles W. Snell |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/71000685.pdf "Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1970"] |32 KB]

Summerseat is located on Hillcrest and Legion Avenues, and is owned by the Historic Morrisville Society. The house is open the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There is no admission charge.

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External links

* [http://www.scenicoutlook.com/morrisville/morrisvillepa.html Scenic Outlook: Summerseat]