J. Roy Bond House

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J. Roy Bond House
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Location317 College St., Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°41′36″N85°52′00″W / 37.69333°N 85.86667°W / 37.69333; -85.86667 Coordinates: 37°41′36″N85°52′00″W / 37.69333°N 85.86667°W / 37.69333; -85.86667
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Architect W. Earl Gore
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Hardin County MRA
NRHP reference No. 88001811 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1988

The J. Roy Bond House, at 317 College St. in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is a historic Craftsman-style house built in 1914. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

It is a two-story frame and stucco house with a jerkinhead-roofed one-story front porch. It was designed by Louisville, Kentucky architect W. Earl Gore and was built by real estate developer J. Roy Bond.

It was deemed "significant as the finest example of the Craftsman style in Elizabethtown. The house displays typical Craftsman detailing on the exterior such as exposed half-timbering and the use of stucco, stone and frame siding. The interior is also notable with exposed beams, Craftsman style light fixtures, window seats and decorative brick fireplaces." [2] [3]

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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 Philip Thomason (December 2, 1986). "Historic Resources of Hardin County: J. Roy Bond House (HDE-378)". National Park Service . Retrieved March 22, 2018. With three photos from 1983.
  3. Philip Thomason (December 2, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hardin County Multiple Resource Area - Partial Inventory". National Park Service . Retrieved March 23, 2018.