West-Metcalfe House

West-Metcalfe House
Location Off Kentucky Route 80, 1.75 miles (2.82 km) south of Mill Springs, Kentucky
Coordinates 36°55′10″N 84°46′39″W / 36.91944°N 84.77750°W / 36.91944; -84.77750 (West-Metcalfe House)Coordinates: 36°55′10″N 84°46′39″W / 36.91944°N 84.77750°W / 36.91944; -84.77750 (West-Metcalfe House)
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1800
NRHP reference # 77000661[1]
Added to NRHP November 17, 1977

The West-Metcalfe House, in Wayne County, Kentucky, about 1.75 miles (2.82 km) south of Mill Springs on the Cumberland River, was built in 1800. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

It served in December 1861 as the headquarters for Confederate general Felix Zollicoffer before the Battle of Logan's Crossroads (also known as Battle of Mill Springs and as Battle of Fishing Creek), a disastrous defeat for the Confederates delivered by Union forces of George H. Thomas.[2] Unfortunately for the Confederacy, Zollicoffer advanced his troops from the defensible bluffs on the south side of the Cumberland River to the other side, in advance of the battle; he would have better stayed at the West-Metcalfe House. :)

It is a one-and-a-half-story Georgian-style brick house.[2]

It was built by Captain Isaac West (1768-1830), a Kentucky state legislator and prominent local citizen.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West-Metcalfe House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 24, 2018. With accompanying six photos from 1976
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