Peter Burr House
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Peter Burr House
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| Nearest city | Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1751 |
| Architect | Burr,Peter,II |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP Reference # | 82004322 |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1982[1] |
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. The property remains in the hands of Burr's descendants.[2]
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-42, "Peter Burr House, Vicinity of State Route 9 & Ridge Road, Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, WV", 27 photos, 2 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- HABS No. WV-42-A, "Peter Burr House, Springhouse", 7 photos, 1 photo caption page
- The Peter Burr House Restoration
- Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission - Preservation Efforts
File:Peter Burr House WV1.jpg
Peter Burr House in 2011
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- Pages with broken file links
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Houses in Jefferson County, West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1755
- Burr family
- National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, West Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in West Virginia
- Colonial architecture in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
