Dr. John Lewis House

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Dr. John Lewis House
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Nearest city St. Matthews, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°15′21″N85°38′57″W / 38.25583°N 85.64917°W / 38.25583; -85.64917 Coordinates: 38°15′21″N85°38′57″W / 38.25583°N 85.64917°W / 38.25583; -85.64917
Built1838
MPS Jefferson County MRA
NRHP reference No. 84001564 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1984 [2]

Dr. John Lewis House is a house near St. Matthews, Kentucky. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [2]

It was a residence and medical offices for Dr. John Lewis. It was deemed notable as "the only surviving nineteenth-century building in this prominent location along Westport Road - an area of twentieth-century commercial development." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mary Jean Kinsman (November 29, 1982). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Dr. John Lewis House". National Park Service. with photos
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.