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- ↑ William Elsey Connelley, Ellis Merton Coulter (1922). History of Kentucky , Volume 3. American Historical Society. p. 164. ISBN 9780598572981.
- ↑ John E. Kleber (2000). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. p. 411. ISBN 0813121000.
- ↑ "E. T. Hutchings". American Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Mary Jean Kinsman (1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: The Midlands". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
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