Robert Morris
Robert Morris
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Home: President's House, 524–30 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
Visited: 10/18/2013
Log Excerpt: "We headed back to the Liberty Bell area for President’s House, a relatively new NHP exhibit. It is an outdoor presentation on the excavated remains of what was the third Presidential Mansion. [In 1781, it was purchased, refurbished, and expanded by Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence]. It housed George Washington from November 1790 to March 1797, and John Adams from March 1797 to May 1800. A ghost outline and partial walls showed how the house would have been placed and looked, there was lots of signage and videos on the Presidents and slavery, and a clear-covered area over the partially excavated foundation."
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Home: Summerseat, Hillcrest and Legion Avenues, Morrisville, PA
Visited: 2/20/2013
Log Excerpt: "Continuing our tour of the local area, we crossed back into PA and went to Morrisville for ... Summerseat NHL – A brick and stone Georgian house built in the 1770s, significant for its association with George Clymer and Robert Morris, both signers of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution, also serving as George Washington's headquarters in December 1776. This house was really uninspiring, with no particular architectural interest and a little rough here and there, so we moved on ..."