Soldier's Rest is a historic farmhouse located in Berryville, Clarke County,

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. It was constructed about 1780, pg 122 for the family of William Morton. The property was later owned, and expanded upon, by

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, a general in the

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. The property was also owned by Col Griffin Taylor, a veteran of the

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. The fact that it was owned by two soldiers gave the home the "Soldier's Rest" moniker. an
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/ref> Prior to the current house being built, a smaller one stood some 200 yards away, and said to be the place where

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stayed when he was surveying the land here for Lord Fairfax in 1748.Howe, Henry
Historical Collections of Virginia
pg 233-34 The property was acquired by Charles Paxton-Paret, a direct descendent of Capt. Daniel Johannes Goos and Capt. George Lock of Lake Charles, LA, and long time historic preservationist. It was listed on the

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in 1996.

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* Georgian architecture in Virginia Houses in Clarke County, Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Virginia Plantation houses in Virginia Berryville, Virginia {{AmericanCivilWar-stub