Joseph Walker House

Joseph Walker House, also known as Wayne's Quarters, is a historic home located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house was built in four sections, with the oldest dated to about 1757. It is the three bay at the western end of the eleven bay house, and is a two-story, double pile stone structure. The additions took place about 1820, about 1870, and about 1920. It was renovated in 1950 and Colonial Revival details added. During the American Revolution the house served as headquarters for General Anthony Wayne in late-1777 and early-1778, during the encampment at Valley Forge.[2]

Joseph Walker House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Joseph Walker House, January 2010
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Location	274 Anthony Wayne Dr., Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°4′36″N 75°26′0″W
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	c. 1757
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian, Other, Georgian Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	86003566[1]
Added to NRHP	January 6, 1987

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Anne H. Cook and Martha Leigh Wolf (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph Walker House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.