The Peter Burr House was built between 1751 and 1755 near present-day Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia

Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia

Shenandoah Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, Shenandoah Junction had a population of 703. It is located between Kearneysville and Charles Town off WV 9...

, making it one of the oldest houses in West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

. Burr, whose first cousin was Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr, Jr. was an important political figure in the early history of the United States of America. After serving as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, Burr became a successful lawyer and politician...

, was one of the first settlers in the area. It is the oldest surviving log-and-beam-construction house in West Virginia. The property remains in the hands of Burr's descendants.

External links

• Peter Burr House, Vicinity of State Route 9 & Ridge Road, Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, WV: 27 photographs, 2 data pages, 2 photo caption pages at Historic American Building Survey 
• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wv0233Peter Burr House, Springhouse, Vicinity of State Route 9 & Ridge Road, Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, WV: 7 photographs, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
• The Peter Burr House Restoration
• Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission - Preservation Efforts