Ford Stone House

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Ford Stone House
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Nearest city Elliston, Grant County, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°43′00″N84°44′59″W / 38.71667°N 84.74972°W / 38.71667; -84.74972 Coordinates: 38°43′00″N84°44′59″W / 38.71667°N 84.74972°W / 38.71667; -84.74972
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Builtc.1820
NRHP reference No. 80001532 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1980

The Ford Stone House, located south of Elliston in Grant County, Kentucky, was built c. 1820. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story cut stone house with exterior chimneys on both ends. The house was built facing south, but was later moved and faces north. [2]

It is located just west of Kentucky Route 1942 in the small community of Folsom, Kentucky (population 85). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Charles F. Hinds; Calvin P Jones; Gloria Mill (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ford Stone House / John Ford House". National Park Service . Retrieved February 26, 2018. With five photos from 1977.