Gilpin Homestead
- Also Known As: General Howe's Headquarters
- Address: Harvey Rd
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1754/00/00 | Original portions of Gilpin Homestead is built for George Gilpin, two basement rooms, two first-floor rooms, two bedrooms and the attic remain. | |||||
1777/09/11 | Dr James Craik | Doctor | Lafayette is placed under the care of Dr James Craik. | Battle of Brandywine | ||
1777/09/11 | Col Henry Maynadier | Patriot Surgeon's Mate | At the Battle of Brandywine, Colonel Maynadier, surgeon's mate in the Continental Army, extracts a bullet from the leg of the Marquis de Lafayette. | Battle of Brandywine | ||
1777/09/11 | Sir William Howe | British Commander | Howe's headquarters from late afternoon of September 11, until the morning of 16 September 1777. | Battle of Brandywine | ||
1777/09/12 | Dr Benjamin Rush | Surgeon | Dr Rush arrives at Gilpin Homestead at the request of General Howe to treat American wounded. | Battle of Brandywine | ||
1811/00/00 | First stone addition, middle of the house, is built c 1811 and a second stone addition is added by 1859. | |||||
1825/07/26 | Marquis de Lafayette | Guest of Honor | From Chester, Penn, Lafayette arrives at Chadds Ford where he visits with the sick and aged Gideon Gilpin and shows his son and companions the Brandywine Battlefield. Lafayette spends the night in West Chester. | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
Particulars for Gilpin Homestead: | |
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Historic Use | Animal facility |
Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Military |
Level of Significance | National |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Secondary structure |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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