The Mason Brown House, in Owen County, Kentucky, United States, was built in 1856. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
Mason Brown House | |
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| Nearest city | Gratz, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°25′52″N 84°56′28″W / 38.43111°N 84.94111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1856 |
| Built by | Cook, Nathaniel Center |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000325[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 27, 1998 |
It is located in a remote river bottom, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the end of Brown's Bottom Road, within a loop of the Kentucky River.[2]
It is a 46 by 32 feet (14.0 m × 9.8 m) plan two-and-a-half-story balloon frame house. It has "deeply scrolled" bargeboards which were cut from large planks of yellow poplar.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b William H. Chatfield (November 25, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mason Brown House / Blue Wing Landing". National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2018. With accompanying three photos