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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
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arrangement, with the hall and parlor reversed from their usual precedence, so that the parlor is at the front door. A log kitchen was built in the 18th century, which was attached to the core of the house in 1813 with an intervening room.
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Peter Burr House, Vicinity of State Route 9 & Ridge Road, Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, WV
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The Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission has built a replica barn on the property.
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Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1735-1835
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chimney. A two-story springhouse lies to the west of the main house.
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Peter Burr House (Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia)
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Peter Burr House is located in West Virginia
Peter Burr House is located in the United States
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
39°21′34.88″N 77°51′24.58″W / 39.3596889°N 77.8568278°W / 39.3596889; -77.8568278
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Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
West Virginia
Aaron Burr
hall-and-parlor
Aaron Burr
Charles Lee
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Washington family
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"Peter Burr Farm"
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