George Washington’s headquarters
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George Washington’s headquarters refers to the historic Ford Mansion in Morristown, New Jersey, where he lived and directed Continental Army operations during the harsh winter encampment of 1779–1780 in the American Revolutionary War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
military headquarters ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ford Mansion
NERFINISHED
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Ford Mansion, Morristown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Jacob Ford Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War site
ⓘ
Presidential homes in the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTimeAsHeadquarters | 1780 ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType | Revolutionary War documents ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
George Washington’s personal items
ⓘ
Revolutionary War artifacts ⓘ period furnishings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central hall plan
ⓘ
gambrel roof ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| hasFunction | historic house museum ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| hasTourType | guided tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Morris County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morristown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the Ford family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby | Jockey Hollow encampment area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Morristown National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | planning of Continental Army operations in winter 1779–1780 ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Alexander Hamilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ members of Washington’s military staff ⓘ |
| startTimeAsHeadquarters | 1779 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | headquarters of George Washington ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
winter encampment of 1779–1780 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of Continental Army
ⓘ
billeting of officers ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ford Mansion, Morristown, New Jersey