- Title
- Ford Mansion
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- Creator
- Unknown creator
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- Description
- Two exteriors of the house, one being a close-up of the front door. A third photo shows a part of the grounds, with two cannon and a weathervane from the home of William Alexander (one of Washington's generals who was also known as Lord Stirling). The interior photos show a dining room, a pantry (a hall next to the kitchen in which was displayed pottery and glass), a kitchen fireplace, the Armory, the upstairs hall used to display guns and swords, a parlor, an office, part of a bedroom, and a couple of other rooms. In the photos can be seen the collection of furniture, pottery, pewter, pictures, clothing, guns, and other assorted artifacts collected by the Washington Association. House built for Col. Jacob Ford, Jr., his wife Theodosia Johnes, and their children. Ford died in 1777. His wife and children were living in the house when George Washington came to Morristown for the winter and spring of 1779-1780. He took over most of the Ford Mansion for his headquarters, sharing the house with the family. After the Revolution, members of the Ford family continued to live in the house until the death of Henry A. Ford. His heirs auctioned off the house in 1873. Four local men bought it and started the Washington Association to run it as a museum and displayed artifacts, many relating to the Revolution or to George Washington. In 1933, the association turned the property over to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Morristown National Historical Park.
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- Format
- ["photograph"]
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- Subjects
- ["Photography of interiors","Dwellings--Pictorial works","House furnishings--Pictoral works","Interior decoration--Photographs"]
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