Moore House
VA - Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
228 Nelson Rd, Yorktown, VA 23690
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MUSEUM
VISITOR INFORMATION
TICKET REQUIRED
Entry requires the park's $15 entrance pass, valid for 7 days.
FREE PUBLIC PARKING
The house interior is currently closed to visitors; only the grounds and exterior can be viewed. This site is part of Yorktown Battlefield.
SITE FEATURES
Surviving Structures
Interior has no normal visitor busy season while closed. Grounds may follow spring-autumn Yorktown demand, but feature-specific peak months are unconfirmed.
April-May or October for the grounds and exterior. The Moore House interior is listed closed; confirm an explicit reopening or special tour before planning to enter.
HISTORIC SITES NEARBY
Nearby Historic Sites
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Landmark
WHO WAS HERE
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George Washington
John Laurens
Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles
About Moore House
Built on Temple Farm around 1725, the Moore House served as a family residence. During the Siege of Yorktown, Augustine Moore's family left the area, and on October 18, 1781, American, French, and British commissioners met in the house to negotiate terms of British surrender. The restored building now interprets that meeting within Yorktown Battlefield.
Preservation information for Moore House is incomplete. Surviving features, restoration history, and current stewardship need documentation.
History happened here at Moore House
General Cornwallis requested a cease fire on October 17, 1781, and selected the house as the site for surrender negotiations, likely due to its neutral and convenient location. Washington's and Cornwallis's representatives met at the house the following day, where they negotiated Articles of Capitulation. A rough draft was delivered to Washington's headquarters that night, where he made minor changes. The revised articles were agreed to and signed on October 19.
PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
EXTERNAL LINKS
National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/moore-house.htm
National Park Service: https://home.nps.gov/places/the-moore-house.htm
NPS dates the surrender negotiations at Moore House to 18 October 1781; 17 October began the ceasefire exchanges. Its history distinguishes the earlier house from restoration completed and dedicated in 1934. The current place record makes interior opening dependent on staffing. The negotiations, standing fabric, and modern restoration have separate dates.
Accessed 2026-09-30