The Gideon Gilpin House/Lafayette's Qyarters

(1745/1782/1828)
Ye Great Road to Nottingham (now U.S. Route 1), Brandywine Battlefield Park
Birmingham Township (now Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County)
Historic House Museum

Gideon Gilpin's house served as the quarters for the Marquis de LaFayette prior to the Battle. The young French volunteer saw his first military action at Brandywine when he served with General Washington. After the Battle, his host's property was plundered by foraging soldiers. The claim for losses filed by Gilpin provides insight into the appearance of this prosperous farm at the time of the Battle. When General LaFayette returned to America on his triumphal tour of the Brandywine Battlefield in 1824, he greeted Gideon, than an old man, at his home. Today, the house has been restored and looks much as it did in 1777. It is open for visitation when Brandywine Battlefield Park is open.

Houses Standing During the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777

The Barns-Brinton House
Birmingham Meeting
Brinton's Mill
Daniel Davis House
Dilworth's Town Inn
Howe's Headquarters/The George Gilpin House
The John Chads House
Lafayette's Quarters/The Gideon Gilpin House
Old Kennett Meeting
Pennsbury/Lancaster Inn
Springdale Farm
Washington's Headquarters/The Benjamin Ring House
William Brinton 1704 House
William Harvey House