Daniel Morgan House
Daniel Morgan House | |
 Daniel Morgan House, February 2022 | |
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| Location | 226 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′11″N 78°10′09″W / 39.18639°N 78.16917°W |
| Area | .75 acres (0.30 ha) |
| Built | 1786, c. 1800, c. 1820, c. 1885, c. 1890, c. 1915 |
| Architectural style | Late Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 12001274[1] |
| VLR No. | 138-0018 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 5, 2013 |
| Designated VLR | December 13, 2012[2] |
Daniel Morgan House, also known as the George Flowerdew Norton House, Boyd House, and Sherrard House, is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, seven-bay, 17 room, Late Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a side-gable roof and paired double interior chimneys. The oldest section was built about 1786 for George Flowerdew Norton, and the western stuccoed brick wing was built for Daniel Morgan (1736–1802) about 1800. A brick kitchen, built about 1820 is attached to the north side of the dwelling and two-story addition, constructed about 1885, is attached to the northwest corner of the house. A one-room addition was added to the eastern side about 1890, and a second-story room was built above the back porch about 1915. Also on the property is a contributing coursed stone retaining wall (c. 1900).[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1] It is located in the Winchester Historic District.
Gen.Daniel Morgan died in this house on July 6, 1802. The house then was the home of his daughter.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/04/13 through 2/08/13. National Park Service. 2013-02-15. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register Master List". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ George R. Schember and Jeanne S. Schember (August 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Daniel Morgan House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1786
- Houses in Winchester, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Winchester, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs