138-0018

Daniel Morgan House

VLR Listing Date

12/13/2012

NRHP Listing Date

02/05/2013

NRHP Reference Number

12001274

The earliest part of the Daniel Morgan House, located in the Winchester Historic District, is timber frame, constructed in 1786 for merchant George Flowerdew Norton. Later owned by Morgan, a Revolutionary War general who lived there until his death in 1802, the house underwent successive expansions around 1800, 1820, 1885, and 1915, eventually resulting in a late Georgian-style, 17-room, two-and-a-half story residence. The house served as a hospital during the Civil War, and in 1865 owner Eleanor Boyd convened a group of local women there to designate June 6 as Confederate Memorial Day. They also developed plans for the city’s Confederate cemetery. In the latter part of the 19th century, the back ell of the Daniel Morgan House was used for a school, whose students included the future Admiral Richard E. Byrd, and the future Governor and Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

Last Updated: July 26, 2024

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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