Julius Blackburn House

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Julius Blackburn House
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Nearest city Georgetown, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°13′49″N84°43′27″W / 38.23028°N 84.72417°W / 38.23028; -84.72417 Coordinates: 38°13′49″N84°43′27″W / 38.23028°N 84.72417°W / 38.23028; -84.72417
Built1799
ArchitectThomas Metcalfe
NRHP reference # 77000641 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1977

Julius Blackburn House, also known as Warwick, is an historic estate located in the western area of Scott County, Kentucky. The oldest section of the structure is a log cabin dating prior to 1799, with a newer stone section built by Thomas Metcalfe for Julius Blackburn in 1799. The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1977. [1]

History

American Revolutionary War veteran Sergeant Julius Blackburn originally settled in Woodford County, Kentucky at Blackburn's Fort in 1790 after serving with Gist's Virginia Brigade. In 1799, Blackburn relocated to Scott County, Kentucky with his wife Elizabeth (Betsy) Scruggs. The Blackburn's moved into a log cabin and engaged stonemason Thomas Metcalfe to construct their house with stone from Chinn River Kentucky marble quarry in Woodford, County. The older log cabin joins the newer stone section to become a structure known as the Warwick House. [2] [3]

D.L. Nunnelly resided at the estate from 1912 until 1951, followed by John White. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Saffell, W.T.R. (1858). Records of the Revolutionary War: Containing the Military and Financial Correspondence. New York: Pudney & Russell. pp.  285. Julius Blackburn Revolutionary War.
  3. 1 2 Bevins, Ann Bolton (1989). A History of Scott County as Told by Selected Buildings. Georgetown, Kentucky. pp. 78–79.