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E. W. KIRKPATRICK HOUSE Historical marker, 1976. E. W. KIRKPATRICK HOUSE E. W. KIRKPATRICK (1844-1924), A VETERAN OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AND A PROMINENT LEADER IN BUSINESS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN THE 1870s AS A SITE FOR HIS PROSPEROUS PLANT NURSERY. THIS SPACIOUS QUEEN ANNE STYLE HOUSE AND A NEARBY BARN WERE CONSTRUCTED IN 1902-1902. CYPRESS SIDING WAS HAULED BY WAGON FROM JEFFERSON FOR THE EXTERIOR OF THE MULTI- STORIED RESIDENCE. KIRKPATRICK'S DESCENDANTS CONTINUE TO OCCUPY AND PRESERVE THE STRUCTURE.
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