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ADB Washington's Headquarters / Ford Mansion
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Washington’s Headquarters/ Ford Mansion From December 1779 to June 1780, this was Washington’s quarters and base of operations. Ranger-led tours only; admission included with museum fee.Photo description: A three-quarter view of a two and a half story white Georgian mansion with a hipped roof covered in brown wooden shingles sits behind a snow-covered lawn and a brown stone foundation. Two large white chimneys with black tops project out from the main roof. A smaller two and a half story kitchen wing is attached on the right in the photo. Another large white chimney with a black top projects from the end of the wing. The front of the main section of the house is more decorative than its sides or the kitchen wing. It is covered with ship-lapped boards that give the appearance of a smooth surface while the left side of the house has clapboard. The main focus of the front of the house is the centrally located door and the Palladian window above it. The front door has smaller windows to the right and left sides and is topped by a semi-circular window. The door and these windows are surrounded by decorative moldings. The second-floor Palladian window features a large central window with a semi-circular top and two separate smaller side windows. The rest of the windows are arranged symmetrically with two windows to both the right and left of the central hallway. The windows of the main section have twelve small panes in both the upper and lower window sashes. The windows of the kitchen wing have six panes over six panes. The windows of the first floor of the main house and wing have green shutters.
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