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Summerseat (Morrisville, Pennsylvania)

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Built
  
c. 1770

Designated NHL
  
July 17, 1965

Opened
  
1806

Architectural style
  
Georgian architecture

NRHP Reference #
  
71000685

Designated PHMC
  
January 27, 1949

Area
  
8,094 m²

Added to NRHP
  
17 July 1971

Summerseat (Morrisville, Pennsylvania)

Location
  
Clymer St. and Morris Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania

Address
  
Morrisville, PA 19067, USA

Similar
  
Robert Morris, Fallsington Historic District, Pennsbury Manor, Parry Mansion, Craven Hall

Profiles

Summerseat, also known as George Clymer House, or Thomas Barclay House is a site significant for its association with George Clymer and Robert Morris, both signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. It served as George Washington's headquarters from December 8 to December 14, 1776. It is located in Morrisville, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

The two-story brick and stone Georgian house was built in the 1770s for Thomas Barclay, a Philadelphia merchant and diplomat. From 1791 to 1798, the house was owned by Robert Morris, the namesake for Morrisville. In 1806 the house was acquired by Clymer, who resided there until his death in 1813.

The house was restored in 1931 and converted for use as a school administrative building in 1935.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.

Summerseat is located on Hillcrest and Legion Avenues, and is owned and operated as a house museum by the Historic Morrisville Society. The house is open to the public for tours on the first Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Admission is free.

References

Summerseat (Morrisville, Pennsylvania) Wikipedia