Summerseat
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Summerseat, also known as the George Clymer House and Thomas Barclay House, is a historic house museum at Hillcrest and Legion Avenues in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Built about 1765, it is the only house known to have been owned by two signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers George Clymer and Robert Morris, and as a headquarters of General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. The house is now managed by the Morrisville Historical Society, which offers tours. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Clymer St. and Morris Ave., Morrisville, PA |
| County | Bucks County |
| Listed | Jul 17, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000685 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Clymer St. and Morris Ave., Morrisville, PA |
| Coordinates | 40.20816, -74.77962 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail · 9 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000685. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.