Stone House on Kentucky River

Stone House on Kentucky River
Location KY 55, Prestonville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°40′24″N 85°11′36″W / 38.67333°N 85.19333°W / 38.67333; -85.19333Coordinates: 38°40′24″N 85°11′36″W / 38.67333°N 85.19333°W / 38.67333; -85.19333
Area 48 acres (19 ha)
Built c.1835
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal, Transitional Federal-Greek
MPS Early Stone Buildings of Kentucky Outer Bluegrass and Pennyrile TR
NRHP reference # 87000151[1]
Added to NRHP January 8, 1987

Stone House on Kentucky River is located in Prestonville, Kentucky. It was built in 1835 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1987.

It is located on Kentucky River. It is a five bay, two-story, central passage, dry stone house, about 22 by 46 feet (6.7 m × 14.0 m) in plan, built in about 1835. It has a two-story, two bay ell built at the same time.[2]

It is one of two known dry-stone houses in Carroll County. It was deemed notable as "a good and rare example of the transitional Federal/Greek Revival period."[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Carolyn Murray-Wooley (June 1984). "Kentucky Resources Inventory: Stone House on Kentucky River". National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2017. With four photos from 1984.
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