J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky)
J. B. Allen House | |
![]() J. B. Allen House, September 2018 | |
Nearest city | Chesnut Grove, Kentucky United States |
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Coordinates | 38°18′40″N 85°15′50″W / 38.31111°N 85.26389°W |
Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
Built | c.1875 |
MPS | Shelby County MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 88002867[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 27, 1988 |
J. B. Allen House is a historic residence in Chestnut Grove, Kentucky, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Description
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The house is a two-story brick T-plan that was built in the 1870s.[2] It was built with brick in running bond on its principal (southeast) facade, and has segmental arched brick hood molds over its 2/2 sash windows. It had a cornice, but that was removed. It has a "handsome" one-story wood porch with paired columns and jig-sawn trim. It has a hipped roof. The house has a one-and-a-half-story ell and a shed-roofed porch in the angle of the ell. It has a separate underground cellar.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 1988.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Worsham, C. (1976). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory/Nomination: J. B. Allen House". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2017. with five photos from 1986
External links
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