David Edwards House

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David Edwards House
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Nearest city Exie, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°06′54″N85°33′21″W / 37.11500°N 85.55583°W / 37.11500; -85.55583 (David Edwards House) Coordinates: 37°06′54″N85°33′21″W / 37.11500°N 85.55583°W / 37.11500; -85.55583 (David Edwards House)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1845
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Green County MRA
NRHP reference No. 84001506 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1984

The David Edwards House, off Kentucky Route 745 in Green County, Kentucky near Exie, Kentucky, was built in 1845. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a one-story four-bay brick house which was assessed to have "one of the best examples in the county of Federal domestic architecture; the interior is especially significant." [2]

It was built by David Edwards, from Columbia, at age 15; David died at Battle of Shiloh in 1862 at age 32. It was later owned by George L. Edwards, a murderer and a famous outlaw of Green County. [2]

A second contributing building on the property is an "unusual" stepped chimney log smokehouse with half-dovetailing. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Joe DeSpain (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: David Edwards House". National Park Service . Retrieved April 2, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1979