Henry Ogburn House

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Henry Ogburn House
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Location U.S. Route 42, Carrollton, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°41′29″N85°07′57″W / 38.69139°N 85.13250°W / 38.69139; -85.13250 Coordinates: 38°41′29″N85°07′57″W / 38.69139°N 85.13250°W / 38.69139; -85.13250
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built 1845
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Early Stone Buildings of Kentucky Outer Bluegrass and Pennyrile TR
NRHP reference # 87000149 [1]
Added to NRHP January 8, 1987

The Henry Ogburn House, located about 1,400 feet (430 m) off U.S. Route 42 in Carrollton, Kentucky, was built in 1845. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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It is a three-bay two-story central passage plan dry stone house, with Greek Revival style. [2]

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

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The listing included a second contributing building, a two-room log "quarters" building [2]

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