Ramsey House (Southville, Kentucky)

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Ramsey House
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Nearest city Southville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°06′46″N85°14′23″W / 38.11278°N 85.23972°W / 38.11278; -85.23972 (Ramsey House) Coordinates: 38°06′46″N85°14′23″W / 38.11278°N 85.23972°W / 38.11278; -85.23972 (Ramsey House)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc.1840, c.1880
Architectural styleAntebellum Vernacular
MPS Shelby County MRA
NRHP reference No. 88002934 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1988

The Ramsey House in Shelby County, Kentucky was built around 1840 and was expanded around 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

It was deemed significant as "a well-preserved example of the early 19th century (1810-1840) 1 3/4-story, hall-parlor (two- room) plan in Shelby County." [2]

Slave quarters with brick chimneys, no longer surviving, were located east of the house. [2]

It is located on Kentucky Route 148, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Kentucky Route 44.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 C. Worsham (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ramsey House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 6, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1986