Gen. Frederick Von Steuben Headquarters

General Friedrich Von Steuben Headquarters
Building in March 2010
Gen. Frederick Von Steuben Headquarters is located in Pennsylvania
Gen. Frederick Von Steuben Headquarters
Gen. Frederick Von Steuben Headquarters is located in the United States
Gen. Frederick Von Steuben Headquarters
LocationPA 23, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°5′55.98″N 75°28′13″W / 40.0988833°N 75.47028°W / 40.0988833; -75.47028
Built1770 (1770)
Part ofValley Forge (ID66000657)
NRHP reference No.72001108
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1972[1]
Designated NHLNovember 28, 1972[2]
Designated NHLDCPJanuary 20, 1961

The General Friedrich Von Steuben Headquarters is a historic house on Pennsylvania Route 23 in Valley Forge National Historical Park in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Built about 1770, it has been advanced as a possible residence of Baron Friedrich von Steuben (1730-1794), the Prussian drill-master of Continental Army troops during the 1777-78 Valley Forge encampment. The house, which is a partial reconstruction, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972.[2][3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "General Friedrich Von Steuben Headquarters". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  3. ^ Charles W. Snell (March 6, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: General Frederick William Augustus von Steuben's Headquarters / General Frederick von Steuben's Headquarters" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1971 (32 KB)