Judge D.W. Gardner House

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Judge D. W. Gardner House
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Location Kentucky Route 7, Salyersville, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°44′40″N83°04′06″W / 37.74444°N 83.06833°W / 37.74444; -83.06833 Coordinates: 37°44′40″N83°04′06″W / 37.74444°N 83.06833°W / 37.74444; -83.06833
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1885, c.1900
NRHP reference No. 79001021 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1979

The Judge D. W. Gardner House, located on Kentucky Route 7 in Salyersville, Kentucky, was built in 1885. It has also been known as Greencrest. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

It is a two-story, weatherboard house set back about 400 feet (120 m) from the road on a small rise, within a stone wall. It has "restrained ornamentation". It has single-story porches added about 1900. [2]

It is a "well-known local landmark rich in local tradition and heritage because for over twenty years it served as the home of the state's circuit judge for several counties in this area. It attains added significance in being one of the few remaining older buildings in Salyersville." [2]

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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 Calvin Jones, Sr.; Charlotte Schneider (September 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Judge D.W. Gardner House / Greencrest". National Park Service . Retrieved April 2, 2018. With three photos from 1978.