National Register of Historic Places

Lafayette's Quarters

Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Listed
June 19, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001774

About this property

Lafayette's Quarters, also known as the Brookside Inn, is an historic home that is located on Wilson Road, south-southeast of the intersection of Yellow Springs Road and Wilson Road, in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. This house is not open to the public. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. This historic structure was built in three sections, with the oldest dating to 1763. The center structure dates to roughly between 1837 and 1839. The western section was added between 1882 and 1900. The oldest section is a 2+1⁄2-story, two-bay by three-bay, stuccoed, stone structure with a gambrel roof. The center section was made from stuccoed stone, and is three bays long by two bays wide. The western section is a frame structure, and was renovated in 1948. During the American Revolution, this house served as the headquarters for Major General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette in late-1777 and early-1778, during the encampment at Valley Forge.

Location

Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania
40.07235, -75.45809

Categories

MILITARY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Lafayette's Quarters listed on the National Register?

Lafayette's Quarters was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Lafayette's Quarters?

Lafayette's Quarters is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lafayette's Quarters is recorded as the industrial era.

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