John Tanner House

John Tanner House
Location Petersburg, Kentucky
Coordinates 39°3′54″N 84°51′52″W / 39.06500°N 84.86444°W / 39.06500; -84.86444Coordinates: 39°3′54″N 84°51′52″W / 39.06500°N 84.86444°W / 39.06500; -84.86444
Built c.1810
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Federal
MPS Early Stone Buildings of Kentucky Outer Bluegrass and Pennyrile TR
NRHP reference # 87000207[1]
Added to NRHP January 8, 1987

The John Tanner House is a stone house located in Petersburg, Kentucky, United States, built around 1810. It is the oldest stone house existing in Boone County.[2] It is located on Route 20 East.

It was built by John Tanner, the first Baptist preacher in Kentucky, who founded the community, originally called Tanner's Station, which became Petersburg in 1814.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Carolyn Murray-Wooley (October 1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: John Tanner House". National Park Service. Retrieved December 31, 2017. With three photos from 1983.
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