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Maj. Gen. Lord Stirling Quarters

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

Field	Value
name	Maj. Gen. Lord Stirling Quarters
image	Lord Sterlings Quarters Valley Forge.JPG
caption	Maj. Gen. Lord Stirling Quarters, January 2010
location	South of Valley Forge at 555 Yellow Springs Road, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
coordinates
locmapin	Pennsylvania#USA
built	1738
added	February 15, 1974
area	10 acre
refnum	74000283

The Maj. Gen. Lord Stirling Quarters, also known as the Homestead Farm (1880) and Echo Valley Farms (1926-1973), is an historic home that is located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

History and architectural features

The house was built in three sections, with the oldest dating to roughly 1738. It is a stuccoed, stone dwelling with a medium gable roof. The center structure dates to 1769, is three bays wide, and was renovated in 1926. The kitchen was added between 1791 and 1835. During the American Revolution, this historic house served as the headquarters for major general William Alexander, Lord Stirling in late-1777 and early-1778 as part of the Valley Forge encampment.

References

{{NRISref
David C. Stacks. (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Stirling, Maj. Gen. Lord, Quarters". National Archives and Records Administration.

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