Valley Forge - Lafayette’s Quarters

A Brief History: Lafayette’s Quarters is located in Valley Forge National Historic Park in Pennsylvania, otherwise known as the Brookside Inn. The construction of Lafayette’s Quarters was started in 1763, adding the center structure between the years 1837-1839, while the western portion of the building was added around 1882-1900.

Currently off limits to the public, Lafayette’s Quarters were utilized in the American Revolution during the encampment at Valley Forge as a headquarters for Major General Gilbert Du Motier Marquis De Lafayette late in the year 1777 and early 1778.

Gilbert Du Motier Marquis De Lafayette- also known in the US just as ‘Lafayette’- was a French aristocrat and military officer, who was crucial in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops before returning to his home in France and becoming a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789, as well in the July Revolution in the year 1830. He was at times referred to as “The Hero Of The Two Worlds” due to his military accomplishments with both the United States, as well as France.

Haunted History: There have been claims of feeling uneasy while walking through the house. People have also felt cold spots and heard loud footsteps from inside the building.