Ramsey House (Southville, Kentucky)
Ramsey House | |
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| Nearest city | Southville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°06′46″N 85°14′23″W / 38.11278°N 85.23972°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | c.1840, c.1880 |
| Architectural style | Antebellum Vernacular |
| MPS | Shelby County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002934[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1988 |
The Ramsey House in Shelby County, Kentucky was built around 1840 and was expanded around 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
It was deemed significant as "a well-preserved example of the early 19th century (1810-1840) 1 3/4-story, hall-parlor (two- room) plan in Shelby County."[2]
Slave quarters with brick chimneys, no longer surviving, were located east of the house.[2]
It is located on Kentucky Route 148, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Kentucky Route 44.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b C. Worsham (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ramsey House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1986
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- National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Kentucky
- Houses completed in 1840
- Houses in Shelby County, Kentucky
- Hall-parlor plan architecture in the United States
- 1840 establishments in Kentucky
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Louisville metropolitan area, Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs