Benjamin Martin House

Benjamin Martin House
Location Berry Store Rd., near Finney, Kentucky
Coordinates 36°55′44″N 86°07′34″W / 36.92889°N 86.12611°W / 36.92889; -86.12611Coordinates: 36°55′44″N 86°07′34″W / 36.92889°N 86.12611°W / 36.92889; -86.12611
Area less than one acre
Built 1812
Built by Benjamin Martin, Sr.
Architectural style Federal
MPS Barren County MRA
NRHP reference # 83002535[1]
Added to NRHP May 20, 1983

The Benjamin Martin House near Finney, Kentucky was built in 1812 by Benjamin Martin, Sr., who lived from 1758 to 1838, and came to Kentucky from Virginia in 1784.[2]

It is one of few Federal-style brick houses surviving from its era in Barren County, Kentucky.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Jayne C. Henderson (Fall 1981). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Benjamin Martin House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2018. With four photos from 1981.
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