Cressbrook Farm, also known as the Former Quarters of Brigadier General Duportail, is a historic home located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original house was built about 1745, and it has been enlarged several times since the main portion was added in 1825. It is a -story, five-bay,

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ed stone structure. During the

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the house served as headquarters for Brigadier General

Louis Lebègue Duportail Louis Antoine Jean Le Bègue de Presle Duportail (; 14 May 1743 – 12 August 1802) was a French military leader who served as a volunteer and the Chief Engineer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as ...

in late 1777 and early 1778, during the encampment at Valley Forge. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

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in 1972. Located adjacent to the house is the

Federal Barn Federal Barn, also known as the barn at Cressbrook Farm, is a historic barn located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The barn was built in two sections; the older dated to 1792 and the second section to about 1840. It is a ...

, listed in 1980.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Valley Forge Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1825 Houses in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania