J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky)

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J. B. Allen House
J. B. Allen House in Chestnut Grove in Shelby County Kentucky.jpg
J. B. Allen House, September 2018
J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky)
Nearest cityChesnut Grove, Kentucky
United States
Coordinates38°18′40″N 85°15′50″W / 38.31111°N 85.26389°W / 38.31111; -85.26389Coordinates: 38°18′40″N 85°15′50″W / 38.31111°N 85.26389°W / 38.31111; -85.26389
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Builtc.1875
MPSShelby County MRA
NRHP reference No.88002867[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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[]

Detail of the " jig-sawn trim" of the front porch of the J. B. Allen House, September 2018

The house is a two-story brick 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]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Worsham, C. (1976). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory/Nomination: J. B. Allen House". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 6 Mar 2017. with five photos from 1986

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