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Dawesfield

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place


Dawesfield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


40°9′12″N 75°14′53″W / 40.15333°N 75.24806°W / 40.15333; -75.24806
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 an historic country house estate located in Ambler in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The property has eleven contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure. They include the two-and-one-half-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.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[2]

History and features

Dawesfield, which belonged to James Morris,^[3] served as General George Washington's headquarters after the Battle of Germantown from October 20 to November 2, 1777.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The property is composed of eleven contributing buildings, one contributing site and one contributing structure, including the two-and-one-half-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.^[1]

Gallery

Dawesfield House, ca. 1908
The North Parlor
The Dining Room
Bedroom used by George Washington

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-06. Note: This includes Gregory Ramsey (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dawesfield" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-05.
^ 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.