Wherritt House

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Wherritt House
Wherritt House -- Lancaster, Kentucky.jpg
Location210 Lexington St.
Lancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°37′16″N84°34′42″W / 37.62111°N 84.57833°W / 37.62111; -84.57833 Coordinates: 37°37′16″N84°34′42″W / 37.62111°N 84.57833°W / 37.62111; -84.57833
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1801 (1801)
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Lancaster MRA
NRHP reference No. 84001494 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1984

The Wherritt House, located at 210 Lexington St. in Lancaster, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a two-story three-bay house with a gable roof on a stone foundation, built in the early 1800s. The original portion of the house is built of logs and is 30 by 20 feet (9.1 m × 6.1 m) in plan. A brick addition was added in 1830. [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. Helen Powell (1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Wherritt House / Lancaster Family Health Center". National Park Service . Retrieved March 7, 2018. With photo from 1983.