Walker House (Lancaster, Kentucky)

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
Walker House (Lancaster, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Walker House (Lancaster, Kentucky)
Walker House (Lancaster, Kentucky) is located in the United States
Walker House (Lancaster, Kentucky)
LocationKentucky Route 1295, Garrard County, Kentucky
Nearest cityLancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates37°38′48.2″N 84°27′43.6″W / 37.646722°N 84.462111°W / 37.646722; -84.462111
Area24.79 acres (10.03 ha)
Built1880
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSGarrard County MRA
NRHP reference No.85001306[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.

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