Young's Ferry House

Last updated
Young's Ferry House
Young's Ferry House.jpg
USA Kentucky location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Nearest city Bowling Green, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°09′10″N86°28′04″W / 37.15278°N 86.46778°W / 37.15278; -86.46778 (Young's Ferry House) Coordinates: 37°09′10″N86°28′04″W / 37.15278°N 86.46778°W / 37.15278; -86.46778 (Young's Ferry House)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc.1850
Built bySamuel W. Young
Architectural style Dogtrot
MPS Warren County MRA
NRHP reference No. 79003537 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1979

The Young's Ferry House is located on Young's Ferry Road on the Green River in Richardsville, Kentucky, United States. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [2] This is a house that Samuel Watt Young built on the south bank of the Green River next to the spot where Mr. Young started a ferry boat operation. There is reference to the name "S. W. Young", where the house is located and to the location of "Young's Ferry", on the Green River, is found on the 1877 "Map of Warren County, Kentucky", published by the D. G. Beers & Co., 27 South Six St, Philadelphia, PA. [3] This was the home of Samuel Watt Young, Born August 4, 1815, Died September 4, 1891. [4] S.W. Young built the house about 1850. It is said that steps and chimney are built of stone from the river.

" "Sam" Young started the ferry that connected this part of Warren County to Butler County. The Ferry operated at this site about 1851 to 1891. After his death, 1891, his wife bought out the interest of Mary Jane Young Hill, the daughter by Samuel Young's first wife. The property then stayed in the possession of Catherine Young until 1912 when her heirs sold the ferry to Jesse Smith". [5]

The main house is a one and a half story log square notched "Dogtrot"-style house. The front room addition is a later add on. The picture here is with the addition and was taken on May 29, 2005. Family records show the house invaded by flood waters of the Green River on three occasions: February 12, 1888, January 10, 1913, and January 25, 1937.

The house has two exterior stone chimneys. [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington Crossing State Park</span> United States historic place

Washington Crossing State Park is a 3,575-acre (14 km2) New Jersey state park that is part of Washington's Crossing, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. It is located in the Washington Crossing and Titusville sections of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, north of Trenton along the Delaware River. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. It is supported by the Washington Crossing Park Association, a friends group that works to preserve, enhance, and advocate for the park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Fort Johnson</span> Historic house in New York, United States

Old Fort Johnson is a historic house museum and historic site at 2 Mergner Road in Fort Johnson, New York. It is the site of Fort Johnson, a two-story stone house originally enclosed in fortifications built by Sir William Johnson about 1749. The fort served as Johnson's home, business office and trading center until 1763 when he moved to Johnson Hall in what is now Johnstown, New York. Sir William's son Sir John Johnson owned the house from 1763 until 1776, when it was confiscated by the local Committee of Safety. The house remains and is owned and operated as a museum by the Montgomery County Historical Society. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.

This is a list of properties and historic districts in Tennessee that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 2,000 in total. Of these, 29 are National Historic Landmarks. Each of Tennessee's 95 counties has at least one listing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slatersville, Rhode Island</span> United States historic place

Slatersville is a village on the Branch River in the town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the Slatersville Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic district has been included as part of the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. The North Smithfield Public Library is located in Slatersville.

The Louisville and Nashville Turnpike was a toll road that ran from Louisville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee during the 19th century. From Louisville, one route now designated US 31W ran through Elizabethtown, Munfordville, Glasgow Junction, Bowling Green, and Franklin before crossing into Tennessee. In Tennessee, the route would continue through Portland, Cross Plains, Millersville and Goodlettsville before going into Nashville. The other route ran through Bardstown, Buffalo, Glasgow, and Scottsville and is currently named US 31E. The name survives in abbreviated form along routes including Kentucky State Routes 335 and 470. US 31W is usually named for the Dixie Highway which succeeded the Turnpike.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace</span> Historic house in Ohio, United States

The Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace is a historic house museum at 9 Edison Drive in Milan, Ohio, Built in 1841, it was the birthplace of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), born on February 11, 1847. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. It is now the Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allstadt House and Ordinary</span> Historic house in West Virginia, United States

The Allstadt House and Ordinary was built about 1790 on land owned by the Lee family near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, including Phillip Ludwell Lee, Richard Bland Lee and Henry Lee III. The house at the crossroads was sold to the Jacob Allstadt family of Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1811. Allstadt operated an ordinary in the house, and a tollgate on the Harpers Ferry-Charles Town Turnpike, while he resided farther down the road in a stone house. The house was enlarged by the Allstadts c. 1830. The house remained in the family until the death of John Thomas Allstadt in 1923, the last survivor of John Brown's Raid.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Green House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Jonathan Green House is a historic first period Colonial American house, built c. 1700–1720. It is located at 63 Perkins Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is one of the oldest structures in Stoneham, and one of only two structures in Stoneham preserving a nearly intact early eighteenth century form.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East River Road Historic District</span> Historic house in Michigan, United States

The East River Road Historic District is a historic district located along East River Road near the Grosse Ile Parkway in Grosse Ile, Michigan. The district includes eleven structures, including seven houses, two outbuildings, St. James Episcopal Church, and the Michigan Central Railroad depot. The district stretches from St. James Episcopal Church on the south to Littlecote on the north. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1972 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The historically significant 1870s customs house was moved into the district in 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franklin County Courthouse (Iowa)</span> United States historic place

The Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton, Iowa, United States was built in 1891. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. In 2003 it was included as a contributing property in the Hampton Double Square Historic District. The courthouse is the third facility to house court functions and county administration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Windsor Shades</span> Historic house in Virginia, United States

Windsor Shades is located on the Pamunkey River in Sweet Hall, Virginia, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Archeological native artifacts found on the property surrounding the house suggest it was the site of Kupkipcok, a Pamunkey village noted on John Smith's 1609 map.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodward Heights, Lexington</span> United States historic place

Woodward Heights is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately west of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It is bounded by Maxwell Street and the Pleasant Green Hill neighborhood to the southwest, by the parking lot for Rupp Arena to the southeast, by the Lexington Convention Center property to the northeast, and by Herlihy, Cox, and High Streets to the north.

John Hawkins Rountree was an American farmer, businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the founder of Platteville, Wisconsin, and was instrumental in the early development of that village. He was also one of the founders of the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company, and remained a director in the company until his death. In politics, he represented Grant County for five years in the Wisconsin Legislature, and was a delegate to Wisconsin's 2nd constitutional convention in 1847.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wyatt House (Desha, Arkansas)</span> Historic house in Arkansas, United States

The Wyatt House is a historic house at Gainer Ferry Road and Arkansas Highway 25 in Desha, Arkansas. It is a two-story I-house, three bays wide, with a side gable roof, end chimneys, and a single-story ell extending to the rear. The oldest portion of the house, its first floor, was built about 1870 as a dogtrot. In about 1900, the breezeway of the dogtrot was enclosed, and the second story and ell were added. The property also includes a stone wellhouse dating to the enlargement. The house was built by Samuel Wyatt, a veteran of the American Civil War.

The Dr. Henry Clay House near Paris, Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miller Farmstead (Penwell, New Jersey)</span> United States historic place

The Miller Farmstead is a historic district encompassing the main farm complex on Route 57, at Watters Road, in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey and extending into Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County. The farmstead is near the community of Penwell and overlooks the Musconetcong River, arranged linearly along the upper edge of the river's flood plain. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1989, for its significance in agriculture, architecture, and transportation from 1830 to 1924. The listing is a 108 acres (44 ha) area that includes eight contributing buildings, seven contributing structures, and a contributing site.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Mine Road Historic District</span> Historic district in New Jersey, United States

The Old Mine Road Historic District is a 687-acre (278 ha) historic district located along Old Mine Road in Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1980, for its significance in agriculture, archaeology, architecture, commerce, exploration/settlement, and transportation. It includes 24 contributing buildings and five contributing sites.

The Edwards House, on Kentucky Route 745 in Green County, Kentucky, United States, near Exie, Kentucky, was built in the 1840s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John, Harriet, and Eliza Jennett Duncan House</span> United States historic place

The John, Harriet, and Eliza Jennett Duncan House, at 445 N. 400 East in Centerville, Utah was built around 1873. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Young's Ferry House". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3953w.la000242/?r=0.181,0.043,0.71,0.34,0
  4. Young Family Genealogy Records, Records of Nora Young Ferguson, filed at the Kentucky Building, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. (Manuscripts & Folklife Archives).
  5. An Album of Early Warren County Landmarks, Published in 1976, By Irene Moss Sumpter, ISBN   0972814701
  6. KTG-JCH (Spring 1978). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Young's Ferry House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 18, 2019. With accompanying two photos