Elkwood (Georgetown, Kentucky)

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Elkwood
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Nearest city Georgetown, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°13′35″N84°35′47″W / 38.22639°N 84.59639°W / 38.22639; -84.59639
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Builtc.1810
NRHP reference No. 78001395 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1978

Elkwood in Georgetown, Kentucky, also known as the Sabret and Nancy Payne Offut House, is a stone house built in c.1810. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

Modifications in the 1860s or 1870s added two dormers and a central gable, and lengthened four windows. A one-story Victorian porch was added but later was removed. [2]

It is associated with John Payne (1764–1837), one of Scott County's earliest settlers and a brigadier general in the War of 1812. [2]

It is not far from the John Payne House, also listed on the National Register. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Ann B. Bevins (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elkwood (Sabret and Nancy Payne Offutt House) / Elkwood". National Park Service . Retrieved March 5, 2017. with eight photos from 1976 and a contour map