J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky)

J. B. Allen House is a historic residence in Chestnut Grove, Kentucky, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Not to be confused with J. B. Allen House (Petoskey, Michigan).
J. B. Allen House
J. B. Allen House, September 2018
Nearest cityChesnut Grove, Kentucky
United States
Coordinates38°18′40″N 85°15′50″W
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Builtc.1875
MPSShelby County MRA
NRHP reference No.88002867[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1988

Description
Detail of the " jig-sawn trim" of the front porch of the J. B. Allen House, September 2018

The house is a two-story brick T-plan that was built in the 1870s.[2] It was built with brick in running bond on its principal (southeast) facade, and has segmental arched brick hood molds over its 2/2 sash windows. It had a cornice, but that was removed. It has a "handsome" one-story wood porch with paired columns and jig-sawn trim. It has a hipped roof. The house has a one-and-a-half-story ell and a shed-roofed porch in the angle of the ell. It has a separate underground cellar.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 1988.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Worsham, C. (1976). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory/Nomination: J. B. Allen House". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 6 Mar 2017. with five photos from 1986

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