Washington’s Headquarters
(The Benjamin Ring House)
On the eve of the Battle of Brandywine Washington established his headquarters in the farmhouse of Benjamin Ring, a Quaker farmer and miller. The house stood within easy access of Chadds Ford where the British were expected to cross the river. Washington held a council of war with his generals in the Ring house on September 9th to plan his strategy.
During the 20th century, the house fell into disrepair, and it was extremely damaged by fire in the early 1930’s. Today, visitors tour the reconstructed house, seeing it much as it was on that late summer day in 1777.
*For more information on the Battle of Brandywine please visit our Visitor Center. Our hours are Tues.-Sat., 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 4:30 p.m.
Tours of the houses are offered on a regular basis throughout the day. Tickets can be purchased only at the Visitor Center. Call for tour schedule information and reservations at (610) 459-3342.
Marker can be reached from Baltimore Pike (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
