These two houses served highly important purposes during the Revolutionary War.

During 1779—80, out of the two winters that the main encampments of the Continental Army were sheltered in the hills around Morristown, N.J., Gen. George Washington made the Ford Mansion his headquarters.

Now it is furnished with authentic pieces of the 1780 period or earlier.

In the Moore House, in the rear of the First Allied Siege Line encircling the British works during the battle of Yorktown, Articles of Capitulation were drawn up by representatives of the American and French allies and the British Army. The articles were signed in the field on October 19, 1781.