Dawesfield

Dawesfield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	565 Lewis Ln., Ambler, Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°9′12″N75°14′53″W / 40.15333°N 75.24806°W / 40.15333; -75.24806
Area	11.2 acres (4.5 ha)
Built	1736
Architect	Willing, Charles
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	91000318 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 29, 1991

Dawesfield, also known as Camp Morris, is an historic country house estate located in Ambler in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 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. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. ^[1]

History and features

Dawesfield, which belonged to James Morris, ^[3] served as General George Washington's headquarters after the Battle of Germantown from October 20 to November 2, 1777.

Gallery

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  Dawesfield House, ca. 1908
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  The North Parlor
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  The Dining Room
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  Bedroom used by George Washington

See also

• List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Gregory Ramsey (January 1991). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Dawesfield. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 30, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Moon, Robert C. (1908). The Morris family of Philadelphia; descendants of Anthony Morris, born 1654-1721 died. Vol. 4. Philadelphia: R. C. Moon. pp. 156–157.

External links

Media related to Dawesfield at Wikimedia Commons