Adam Kurtz House, Winchester

Name: Adam Kurtz House
Address: Winchester, United States

#27 among attractions in Winchester

Neighbourhood, Vernacular architecture

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Adam Kurtz House, also known as Washington's Headquarters, is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It was built about 1755, and is of hewn-log construction. It consists of three rooms, with the westernmost room having two of its three exterior walls of stone construction. It sits on a rubble limestone foundation. ()

Built: 1757 (267 years ago)Coordinates: 39°10'56"N, 78°10'5"W

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Adam Kurtz House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Glen Burnie, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Abram's Delight.

0.5 miN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Winchester
14 min walk • The Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum is a historic house located at 415 North Braddock Street in the Historic District of Winchester, Virginia.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Georgian architecture
Glen Burnie, Winchester
17 min walk • Glen Burnie is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It consists of a 2 1/2-story central section built in two sections about 1794, with flanking two-bay, two-story wings built in 1959. It is a brick dwelling in the Georgian style. Built in 1794 by Robert Wood, son of James and Mary Wood. James founded Frederick Town in 1744.
0.7 miW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester
18 min walk • The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley is located at 901 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia. The Museum endeavours to preserve and enrich the cultural life and heritage of the Valley.
1 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Abram's Delight, Winchester
25 min walk • Abram's Delight is a historic home located in Winchester, Virginia. Built in 1754, it is the oldest house in the city. It was owned by the Hollingsworth family for almost 200 years and is typical of the Shenandoah Valley architecture of the Scotch-Irish settlers.
~1770 ftSE
Museum, Historical place, Greek Revival architecture
Patsy Cline House, Winchester
9 min walk • The Patsy Cline Historic House at 608 S. Kent St. in a working-class neighborhood of Winchester, Virginia was the home from 1948 to 1953 of Virginia Patterson Hensley, who later became the country music star known as Patsy Cline.
~980 ftN
Church
Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester
5 min walk • Christ Church, or Christ Episcopal Church, is an Anglican church in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. The church was founded in 1738, with its first vestry elected in 1742.
1.3 miSE
Opera, Theater, Concerts and shows
Shenandoah University, Winchester
33 min walk • Shenandoah University is a private university in Winchester, Virginia. It has an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students across more than 200 areas of study in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences, School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J.
0.6 miE
Cemetery
Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester
17 min walk • Winchester National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia.
0.5 miNE
Church
Old Stone Church, Winchester
13 min walk • Old Stone Church is a historic church at 304 E. Piccadilly Street in Winchester, Virginia. The church meeting house was constructed in 1788. Upon its completion, local Presbyterians began worshipping in the building.
1 miSE
39°10'22"N • 78°9'18"W
Jim Barnett Park, Winchester
25 min walk • Park
~1210 ftNE
Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Frederick County Courthouse, Winchester
6 min walk • Frederick County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1840, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building on a stone foundation and partial basement in the Greek Revival style.

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Which popular attractions are close to Adam Kurtz House?

Nearby attractions include Winchester Historic District, Winchester (4 min walk), Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester (5 min walk), Frederick County Courthouse, Winchester (6 min walk), Daniel Morgan House, Winchester (8 min walk).