Cressbrook Farm
- Also Known As: Former Quarters of Brigidier General Duportail
- Address: US 76
- Vicinity: S of Valley Forge, off US 76
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1745/00/00 | Original portions of Cressbrook Farm are built shortly after 1740 for John Harvard. | |||||
1777/12/00 | Louis Lebegue Duportail | Patriot Chief Engineer | Brigadier General Louis Duportail headquartered in the John Harvard House (probably above the original kitchen, rear of building) during the winter 1777-1778. | Valley Forge Encampment |
Particulars for Cressbrook Farm: | |
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Sight Category | Building |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Military |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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