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]
J. B. Allen House | |
 J. B. Allen House, September 2018 | |
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| 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 |
Description edit
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 edit
Media related to J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky) at Wikimedia Commons