J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky)

Not to be confused with J. B. Allen House (Petoskey, Michigan).

J. B. Allen House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
J. B. Allen House, September 2018
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Nearest city	Chesnut Grove, Kentucky United States
Coordinates	38°18′40″N85°15′50″W / 38.31111°N 85.26389°W / 38.31111; -85.26389
Area	5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built	c.1875
MPS	Shelby County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88002867 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1988

J. B. Allen House is a historic residence in Chestnut Grove, Kentucky, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[1]

Description

Detail of the " jig-sawn trim" of the front porch of the J. B. Allen House, September 2018

The house is a two-story brick T-plan that was built in the 1870s. ^[2] It was built with brick in running bond on its principal (southeast) facade, and has segmental arched brick hood molds over its 2/2 sash windows. It had a cornice, but that was removed. It has a "handsome" one-story wood porch with paired columns and jig-sawn trim. It has a hipped roof. The house has a one-and-a-half-story ell and a shed-roofed porch in the angle of the ell. It has a separate underground cellar. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 1988. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Kentucky

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Worsham, C. (1976). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory/Nomination: J. B. Allen House". nps.gov. National Park Service . Retrieved March 6, 2017. with five photos from 1986

External links

Media related to J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky) at Wikimedia Commons