Green County Court Clerk's Office

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Court Clerk's Office-County & Circuit
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LocationEast Court St., Greensburg, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°15′37″N85°30′04″W / 37.26028°N 85.50111°W / 37.26028; -85.50111 (Court Clerk's Office-County & Circuit)
Arealess than one acre
Built1818
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Early Stone Buildings of Kentucky Outer Bluegrass and Pennyrile TR
NRHP reference No. 87000176 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1987

The Court Clerk's Office-County & Circuit, on East Court St. in Greensburg, Kentucky, was built in 1818. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It is Federal in style, and was built of dry stone construction, the best building method available during Kentucky's settlement period. The building served as the clerk's office until 1842. After 1877 it was the home of "Aunt Eunice", a former slave. The building was later bought and repaired by the City of Greensburg. [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. Carolyn Murray-Wooley (February 1984). "Kentucky Historic Resources: Court Clerk's Office". National Park Service . Retrieved February 25, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1984 and one from 1979