Peter Burr House

The Peter Burr House was built between 1751 and 1755 near present-day Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, making it one of the oldest houses in West Virginia. Burr, whose first cousin was Aaron Burr, was one of the first settlers in the area. It is the oldest surviving post-and-beam-construction house in West Virginia.[2] The 9.5-acre (3.8 ha) property was acquired from Burr family descendants in the 1990s and has been under restoration by Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission.[3]

Peter Burr House
Peter Burr House
Nearest cityShenandoah Junction, West Virginia
Coordinates39°21′34.88″N 77°51′24.58″W
Built1751
ArchitectBurr, Peter, II
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.82004322
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1982[1]

Description

The taller section of the house is the oldest, with brick filling in between log framing, covered with hand-riven clapboards. The steeply-pitched roof overhangs the larger section on both the north and south elevations. An addition, lower in height, dates to 1804, and features a large limestone chimney. A two-story springhouse lies to the west of the main house.[2][4]

History

Peter Burr II was born in Connecticut, cousin of Aaron Burr, and was granted more than 800 acres (320 ha) in 1751 after arriving in Virginia in the late 1740s. Burr lived on the property until his death in 1795. As a cousin of Burr, and an associate of nearby landowners and soldiers Charles Lee and Horatio Gates, and an opponent of the Washington family, who also owned land in the area.[2]

The Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission has built a replica barn on the property.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Michael J. Pauley (April 9, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Peter Burr House" (PDF). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Peter Burr Farm". Jefferson County Historic Landmarks. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. Chambers, S. Allen, Jr. (2004). Buildings of West Virginia. Oxford University Press. p. 556. ISBN 0-19-516548-9.
Peter Burr House in 2011


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