Walker Buckner House

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Walker Buckner House
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Nearest city Paris, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°11′59″N84°07′57″W / 38.19972°N 84.13250°W / 38.19972; -84.13250 (Walker Buckner House)
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1841
Built byButler & DeJarnett
Architect Matthew Kennedy
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference No. 97000232 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1997

The Walker Buckner House, in Bourbon County, Kentucky near Paris, Kentucky, was built in 1841. It has also been known as Buknore and as Locust Grove. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

It was designed by self-proclaimed architect Matthew Kennedy, and like some other of his works was built by Butler & DeJarnett in the Federal style.

The listing included four contributing buildings and a contributing structure. [1]

It is located at 1500 Cane Ridge Rd. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. C. Thomas Moore (November 29, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Walker Buckner House / Buknore; Locust Grove; BB-282". National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2019. With accompanying 11 photos