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- The Culpepper museum of Culpepper, Virginia http://www.culpepermuseum.com/places.htm has the following notes regarding "the Burgandine house":
"This charming little building is Culpeper's oldest house, a reminder of Culpeper's Colonial era. It is a log house covered outside by clapboard. The interior is original with the exception of a few "mended" places. It was standing in 1749 when Culpeper County came into being by separation from Orange County. At that time this site was in the "country" as the town limits did not extend this far south.
In the mid 1800's, a 2-story addition was added to the original log house. Mrs. Allen was the owner and she left the house and the lot to two granddaughters, Mrs. Priddie and Mrs. Burgandine, who were cousins. The addition went to Mrs. Priddie and the original log house to Mrs. Burgandine.
In 1963, Mrs. Louise Donovan of New York City, granddaughter of Mrs. Priddie, donated the land for the construction of the Town & County Library. The 2-story addition was torn down when construction began. In 1966, Mrs. Elizabeth Burgandine Coons gave the original "log house" to the Town of Culpeper.
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