{"nrhp_refnum":"72001108","name":"Von Steuben, Gen. Frederick, Headquarters","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"PA 23","address_restricted":false,"city":"Valley Forge State Park","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":40.099071435500065,"lon":-75.46978426548856,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-11-28","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1972-11-28","areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stone building with a gable roof at Valley Forge State Park, Chester County, Pennsylvania, built as a tavern and later used as a camp hospital and as the quarters of Major General Friedrich von Steuben. The form describes it as restored in 1965 and open to visitors in summer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its association with von Steuben's February to June 1778 service at Valley Forge, when he trained the Continental Army. It is said to be the place where he made his greatest contribution to the American cause, the remodelling and training of the army. The form also notes the building lies within the boundaries of the Valley Forge National Historic Landmark but had not previously been considered for landmark status itself.","narrative":"A two-story stone building with a gable roof, two chimneys on its east wall and a large chimney on its west end, stands within Valley Forge State Park in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Built as a tavern, it was used as a camp hospital before serving as the quarters of Major General Friedrich von Steuben, the Prussian-trained inspector general of the Continental Army, from February to June 1778. Steuben arrived at Valley Forge on February 23, 1778, and began training the troops using drill instructions he wrote in French and had translated into English. His model company of 100 selected men drew the whole army into drill within weeks. The building was restored in 1965 and is open to visitors in the summer months. It is significant because it housed Steuben during the months in which he reshaped the army's discipline and training.","period_of_significance":"1778","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Restored in 1965; open to visitors during summer months as part of Valley Forge State Park.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.756712-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/72001108_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001108/d480f9f510-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001108/d480f9f510-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steubens_HQ_so_called.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steubens_HQ_so_called.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000657","name":"Valley Forge National Historical Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/valley-forge-national-historical-park-66000657/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994423","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._Frederick_Von_Steuben_Headquarters","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5530794"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/von-steuben-gen-frederick-headquarters-72001108/"}