Mason Brown House

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Mason Brown House
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Nearest city Gratz, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°25′52″N84°56′28″W / 38.43111°N 84.94111°W / 38.43111; -84.94111 (Mason Brown House) Coordinates: 38°25′52″N84°56′28″W / 38.43111°N 84.94111°W / 38.43111; -84.94111 (Mason Brown House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1856
Built byCook, Nathaniel Center
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 98000325 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1998

The Mason Brown House, in Owen County, Kentucky near Gratz, was built in 1856. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

It is located in a remote river bottom, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the end of Brown's Bottom Road, within a loop of the Kentucky River. [2]

It is a 46 by 32 feet (14.0 m × 9.8 m) plan two-and-a-half-story balloon frame house. It has "deeply scrolled" bargeboards which were cut from large planks of yellow poplar. [2]

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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 William H. Chatfield (November 25, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mason Brown House / Blue Wing Landing". National Park Service . Retrieved April 19, 2018. With accompanying three photos