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Dawesfield, also known as Camp Morris, is an historic country house estate located in Ambler in Whitpain Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,55 ...
. 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
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in 1991. ''Note:'' This includes


History and features

Dawesfield, which belonged to James Morris, served as General
George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
's headquarters after the
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from October 20 to November 2, 1777. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
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. File:Dawesfield House from The Morris Family of Philadelphia Volume 4.jpg, Dawesfield House, ca. 1908 File:Dawesfield North Parlor from The Morris Family of Philadelphia Volume 4.jpg, The North Parlor File:Dawesfield North Dining Room from The Morris Family of Philadelphia Volume 4.jpg, The Dining Room File:Dawesfield George Washington bedroom from The Morris Family of Philadelphia Volume 4.jpg, Bedroom used by George Washington


See also

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List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War The following is a list of buildings or locations that served as headquarters for General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Background On April 19, 1775, the militia of Massachusetts – later joined by the militias ...


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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania