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Soldier's Rest
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location.3 mi N of Fairfax Ave., approximately .5 mi. E of jct. of US 340 and VA 7, near Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates39°09′24″N 77°58′12″W / 39.15667°N 77.97000°W / 39.15667; -77.97000
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built1780
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.96000579
VLR No.021-0073
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1996
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1996

Soldier's Rest is a historic farmhouse located in Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. It was constructed about 1780 for the family of William Morton. The property was later owned, and expanded upon, by Daniel Morgan, a general in the American Revolution. The property was also owned by Col Griffin Taylor, a veteran of the War of 1812. The fact that it was owned by two soldiers gave the home the "Soldier's Rest" moniker.

Prior to the current house being built, a smaller one stood some 200 yards away, and said to be the place where George Washington stayed when he was surveying the land here for Lord Fairfax in 1748.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notes

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ , pg 122
  4. Maral S. Kalbian and J. Daniel Pezzoni (January 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Soldier's Rest" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Rest_Photos.htm Accompanying photo
  5. Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Virginia pg 233-34

References

  • Loth, Calder (1999). Virginia Landmarks Register. University of Virginia Press. p. 601. ISBN 978-0-8139-1862-4.
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