The Walker House in Garrard County, Kentucky is a historic house on Kentucky Route 1295 about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of Lancaster, Kentucky. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Walker House | |
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| Location | Kentucky Route 1295, Garrard County, Kentucky |
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| Nearest city | Lancaster, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37°38′48.2″N 84°27′43.6″W / 37.646722°N 84.462111°W |
| Area | 24.79 acres (10.03 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | Garrard County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001306[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 1985 |
It is a two-story, 14-room central hall plan Italianate-style house built in 1824. [2]
It was home of the Walker family who developed the "Walker hounds" for fox hunting. It has also been deemed Garrard County's "best example of a brlck Italianate residence."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Helen Powell (1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Walker House / Walker-Jones House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 19, 2018. With two photos from 1984.
Further information
edit- Powell, Helen (1983). "Walker House" (PDF). Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory.