John Allen House | |
Nearest city | Keene, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°58′40″N84°41′00″W / 37.97778°N 84.68333°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | c.1790 |
Built by | John Allen |
Architectural style | Federal |
MPS | Early Stone Buildings of Central Kentucky TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83002892 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 23, 1983 |
The John Allen House, off Kentucky Route 169 in Woodford County, Kentucky near Keene, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included two contributing buildings. [1]
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