Architect Willing, Charles Area 5 ha Added to NRHP 29 March 1991 | NRHP Reference # 91000318 Year built 1736 | |
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Location 565 Lewis Ln., Ambler, Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania Architectural style Colonial Revival, Federal | ||
Dawesfield, also known as Camp Morris, is a historic country house estate located at Ambler in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The property has 11 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. They include the 2 1⁄2-story, stone main dwelling (c. 1736-1870), stone barn (1795, 1937), stone tenant house (1845), frame farm manager's house (1884), and eight stone-and-frame outbuildings (1736-1952). The property features landscaped grounds, a stone wall, and terraced lawns.
Map of Dawesfield, Upper Dublin Township, PA 19025, USA
Dawesfield, which belonged to James Morris, served as General George Washington's headquarters after the Battle of Germantown from October 20 to November 2, 1777.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.