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The Moore-Irwin House served as the location of both General Peter Muhlenberg’s quarters during the 1777-1778 winter encampment at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War, and of George Washington’s two-day fishing trip (as described in his diary  ) in the company of two other Founding Father’s, Gouverneur Morris (The Penman of the Constitution [11]) and Robert Morris (the “Financier of the American Revolution” [12]) during a recess in the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

The Estate is located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania [1] is owned by Upper Merion Township. [2] [3] and sits less than a half mile outside Valley Forge National Historical Park.

The house is also significant for many other reasons, including its 20th century additions by renowned architect,Richardson Brognard Okie, an American architect known as a leader in the Colonial Revival style and his restoration of historical properties. [3, 13] Other well-known projects by Okie include The President’s House, the Betsy Ross House, and Pennsbury Manor, the country estate of William Penn. [14] The surrounding 4.8 acres are home to the level one arboretum, Silas T. Burgess Arboretum, which has ten trees listed by the PA Champion Tree Program. [17, 18]

In years prior to Alexander D Irwin selling the property to Upper Merion, he sold several parcels for use as the King of Prussia Business Park (now the KOP District, partially known as Moore Park), the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange (adjacent to the King of Prussia Mall and original King of Prussia Inn), which all led to King of Prussia, Montgomery County and surrounding regions becoming the large hub of traffic, business, homes and tourism.

Upon Upper Merion acquiring the final parcel they used it as the Upper Merion Cultural Center / Park and Recreation Headquarters which hosted the first ever Concert Under the Stars, was home to the five-county area school leaf collection, painting, nature projects, field trips, sleepovers, fishing, hiking, Halloween trails, art shows, plays, cultural / historical and community events.

Since the interior of the home still has many original and Okie aspects, and historical ties exist across the property and centuries, efforts are being attempted to preserve and resurrect the house.