Historical Data Investigation: The Jacob Ford Jr. Mansion, Washington's Headquarters
Guter RP. 1983. Historical Data Investigation: The Jacob Ford Jr. Mansion, Washington's Headquarters. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the sites of General Washington and the Continental army’s winter encampment of December 1779 to June 1780, where they survived through what would be the coldest winter on record. The park also maintains a museum and library collection related to the encampments & George Washington, as well as items relating to pre- and post-Revolutionary America. This report concerns the Jacob Ford Jr. Mansion. The chief aim of this investigation was to ascertain whether pertinent primary and secondary source documents contain information describing the construction, physical evolution and use of the house of Col. Jacob Ford, Jr., hereafter referred to as the Ford Mansion. Questions of special interest were noted by the mansion's curator as follows: 1. Dates of construction. 2. By whom constructed. 3. Specific materials and techniques used in construction. 4. Amount and definition of remaining fabric. 5. Changes made since construction and probable dates of changes. 6. Construction date of kitchen wing. 7. Original location of kitchen wing. 8. Original configuration of main stair. 9. Relation of original stairway to southwest rooms on first and second floors. 10. Existence of outside door on room now interpreted as General VJashington's office.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Guter, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 1983-07
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- MORR , NER
- Keywords
- Historical Data, Investigation, Jacob Ford Jr. Mansion, Washington's Headquarters