Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia)

Saratoga

Saratoga
Location SE of jct. of Rtes. 723 and 617, Boyce, Virginia
Coordinates 39°4′59.7″N 78°3′36.1″W / 39.083250°N 78.060028°W / 39.083250; -78.060028Coordinates: 39°4′59.7″N 78°3′36.1″W / 39.083250°N 78.060028°W / 39.083250; -78.060028
Built 1779
NRHP Reference # 70000788
VLR # 021-0070
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 26, 1970[1]
Designated NHL November 7, 1973[2]
Designated VLR December 2, 1969[3]

Saratoga, also known as the General Daniel Morgan House, is a home near Boyce, Virginia. It is a gray limestone Georgian style house built by Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781. He named it after the American victory at Battle of Saratoga.[2][4] The house was also occupied at times by John Esten Cooke and his brother Philip Pendleton Cooke, both noted writers.[5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[1]

It is located about .5 miles south of Boyce on the west side of County Route 723.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Saratoga". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  3. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. Charles W. Snell (January 11, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: General Daniel Morgan House, Saratoga / Saratoga" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1942 and 1972 (32 KB)
  5. "Saratoga, Clarke County". Xroads.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

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