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Article: City to give away historical house,: Council to consider Craik-Patton bill to clear up title
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- Charleston Gazette
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- November 3, 2006
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Friends of the historic Craik-Patton House could soon gain
ownership of the house and ground beneath it at Daniel Boone Park.
Members of Charleston City Council will consider a bill Monday
that would transfer the property from the city to Craik-Patton Inc.,
the nonprofit group that has been keeping up the home for at least 30
years.
At least some friends of the 1834 Greek Revival home - the oldest
clapboard house in the Kanawha Valley, built by the grandson of the
doctor who ministered to George Washington - may have thought they
already owned the property.
"While the city has held the title, we have paid all the
expenses," said Berry Hutchinson, president of Craik-Patton Inc.
"Ownership of ...